Intel
$225
AMDYD1700BBAEBOX
 $225 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 171,323 user samples
26,848 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 57% Base clock 1.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 57%
SPEED RANK: 871st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
144,475 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 422nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
47.2 % 69 % Much faster effective speed.
+46%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
71.7 Pts +2% 70 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
53.9 Pts 96.7 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+79%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
91.9 Pts 190 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+107%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
134 Pts 366 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+173%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
138 Pts 640 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+364%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
78.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
68 Pts 116 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+71%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
118 Pts 233 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+97%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
165 Pts 456 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+176%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
165 Pts 798 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+384%
Market Share
Based on 67,695,613 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+600%
Value
Value For Money
50 % 76.1 % Much better value.
+52%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 69 % Much more popular.
+33%
Price
Price (score)
$225 $195 Cheaper.
+13%
Age
Newest
145 Months 85 Months Much more recent.
+41%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
17 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+74%
65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
1.7 GHz 3 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+76%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
2.6 GHz 3.7 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+42%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
166 Pts 1178 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+610%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
139 Pts 980 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+605%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1023 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4000 None
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