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AMD100-100000031BOX
AMDYD270XBGAFBOX
▲ 9525,158 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 708,435 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+9%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+16% 		200 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		101 EFps +4% 97 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		131 EFps +2% 129 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		119 EFps +3% 115 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		131 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+21% 		108 EFps
Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,231,716 user samples
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1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 201st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
159,077 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 298th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		83.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10% 		75.7 %
External Data: 1080p 
+8%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		6 % Hitm2 13%, FarC5 7%, TWarW2 10%, SotTR 13%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 7%, MESoW 3%, Divis2 4% StrangeB 1%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		10 % BFV 7%, SotTR 9%, MetroEx 15%, Divis2 9%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		5 % FarC5 7%, BFV 10%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 0%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 7% ACO 0%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		5 % FarC5 7%, BFV 10%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 0%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 7% ACO 0%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		5 % FarC5 8%, BFV 10%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 0%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 9%, Wolf2 7% ACO 2%
06 Nov20|Gamers Nexus
Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C... 		8 % SotTR 5%, GTAV 9%, RDR2 1%, TWarTKC 9%, F120 12%, TWarTKB 5%, ACO 13%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		9 % OC TWarW2 10% OC, F118 11% OC, GTAV 10% OC, SotTR 5% OC
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		10 % Hitm2 11%, TWarW2 10%, F118 10%, GTAV 11%, SotTR 9%
05 Nov20|Anandtech
AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ... 		11 % FarC5 16%, StrangeB 3%, Bord3 11%, GTAV 10%, FinFant15 17%, Chernob 8%, DExMD 20%, FinFant14 9%, F119 12%, RDR2 1%, GearsT 23%, WoT 21% Civ6 1%
Average Score 
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.3 Pts +1% 75.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		133 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18% 		113 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		259 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18% 		219 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		483 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18% 		409 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		792 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12% 		708 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.5 Pts +1% 86.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		141 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+10% 		128 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		281 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11% 		254 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		546 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		499 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		869 Pts 911 Pts +5%
Value & Sentiment 
+145%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.41 % Hugely higher market share.
+442% 		0.26 %
Value
Value For Money 		116 % Much better value.
+41% 		81.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		95 % Much more popular.
+36% 		70 %
Price
Price (score) 		$84 Much cheaper.
+60% 		$210
Nice To Haves 
+0%
Age
Newest 		57 Months More recent.
+21% 		72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38% 		105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+42% 		12 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1091 Pts 1276 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+17%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		999 Pts 1096 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.1%
Average Bench 75.7%
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The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video production, streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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