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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 4.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)

Poor: 52% Great: 71%

SPEED RANK: 534^th / 1445

Gaming 63%

Destroyer

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 50%

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)

Poor: 77% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 164^th / 1445

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 90%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		63.1 %			86.8 %	Much faster effective speed. +38%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.4 Pts	88.2 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +8%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	70.6 Pts	114 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +61%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	133 Pts	228 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +71%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	243 Pts	458 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +88%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	390 Pts	884 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +127%


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.1 Pts	95.9 Pts	+4%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	82.3 Pts	142 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +73%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	160 Pts	283 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +77%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	294 Pts	565 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +92%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	482 Pts	1118 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +132%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		0.02 %	Hugely higher market share. +100%
Value Value For Money	61.9 %		73.9 %	Better value. +20%
User Rating UBM User Rating	56 %		62 %	More popular. +11%
Price Price (score)	$298	Much cheaper. +40%	$499


Age Newest	130 Months		95 Months	More recent. +27%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	220 Watts		140 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +36%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		10 cores	Higher core count. +25%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		20 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +150%
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4.7 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +57%	3 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +25%	4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	479 Pts		1799 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +276%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	396 Pts		1470 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +271%


Series CPU Architecture	Piledriver	Broadwell-E
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM3+	LGA2011-V3
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

AMD released the FX-9590 back in July 2013 but it's not until recently that these processors have started hitting the shelves and even now prices are still extremely high. This is the first mainstream 5GHz processor but clock speed isn't the key performance indicator it once was. Comparing the 9590 to the 8350 shows that the 9590 has 16% better overall performance which is almost exactly in line with its base clock increase from 4.0 to 4.7 GHz. Despite this performance boost the 9590 still lags Intel's most recent 4770K Haswell processor by 26% and that's despite the AMD's 27% higher base clock. In terms of relative performance the AMD's strong point is Integer processing where it has 8 processing units vs just four (one per core) in the 4770K. Overall, especially at current prices, the 9590 doesn't represent good value for money. ^{[Jan '14 CPUPro]}

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The Core i7-6950X is Intel’s new top of the range prosumer CPU. This flagship model has a whopping ten cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.0 and 4.0 GHz respectively. The 6950X is based on the 14 nm Broadwell-E architecture. It has a TDP of 140 watts, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes and no integrated graphics. Because of its ridiculously high MSRP of around $2,000, this CPU only makes sense for very niche use cases which could include top end graphics design or video production workstations. Comparing the 6950X and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use the 6950X only offers a gain of around 20% for a whopping 6 fold price increase. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6950X. That said, if you want the most powerful desktop processor money can buy, then the 6950X hits the spot. ^{[Jun '16 CPUPro]}

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