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AMDYD2400C5FBBOX
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

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Effective Speed 
+45%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 392,181 user samples
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264,837 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 136th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
127,344 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 539th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		90.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+45% 		62.5 %
Average Score 
+39%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+32% 		68.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		129 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+30% 		99.1 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		257 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+41% 		182 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+64% 		307 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		656 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+26% 		520 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+35%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+19% 		80.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		151 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+28% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		302 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34% 		226 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		594 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+57% 		379 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		798 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37% 		583 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+93%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.39 % Hugely higher market share.
+333% 		0.09 %
Value
Value For Money 		103 % Much better value.
+35% 		76.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		78 % More popular.
+24% 		63 %
Price
Price (score) 		$173 $135 Cheaper.
+22%
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		78 Months 74+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+40% 		593 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		681 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+28% 		533 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 90.7%
Average Bench 62.5%
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The unlocked hex-core i5-8600K from Intel’s latest Coffee Lake generation of processors is the new flagship of the i5 series, succeeding the Kaby Lake quad-core i5-7600K. The 8th generation of processors brings the largest performance uplift since Sandy Bridge by adding more cores at each of the i3, i5 and i7 product lines. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8600K is built upon optimized 14nm architecture, marginally improved upon from Kaby Lake and Skylake. The 8600K has a 95W TDP and a nominal stock clock of 3.6 GHz, which boosts to 4.1 GHz for all six cores, 4.2 GHz for dual/quad and 4.3 GHz for single core. Early benchmarks put the i5-8600K’s effective speed 15% ahead of the i5-7600K. A 50% increase in multi-core speed is explained by two additional cores and thanks to the quad-core clock bump from 4 GHz on the 7600K to 4.2 GHz on the 8600K there is also an additional 5% performance boost across all workloads. All Coffee Lake processors require a 300-series chipset, making a straight CPU upgrade unfeasible despite sharing the same socket as their Z270 predecessors. Even though most games still use less than 4 cores simultaneously, the i5-8600K is a great choice for gamers but for $80 less, the 8350K which is faster than last years 7600K and only marginally weaker for gaming than the 8600K is certainly well worth considering as well. [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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The budget Ryzen 5 2400G is a four core, eight thread APU (accelerated processing unit: combined CPU and GPU) from AMD’s Raven Ridge product line. It has a base clock of 3.6 GHz which boosts to 3.9 GHz. Its RX Vega 11 graphics scores an average bench of 20% which is at the forefront of performance from integrated graphics and is 34% faster than the RX Vega 8 graphics found in the Ryzen 3 2200G (the 2400G’s ultra budget sister APU). The 2400G currently retails at $162 and includes a Wraith Stealth cooler. This puts it in direct competition with Intel’s quad core Coffee Lake i3-8350K at $167, which does have a 26% faster effective speed. However, the 2400G’s integrated graphics are far stronger (137%) than the 8350K’s, making the 2400G a great choice for those looking for an economical multimedia PC or a super budget gaming PC. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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