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AMDYD1700BBAEBOX
▲ 715,355 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads
@3.4GHz Sandy Bridge (2011)

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▲ 12410,452 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads
@3.0GHz Zen (2017)

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 44,330 user samples
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29,529 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 27,651,556 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 89th / 967
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
14,801 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 967
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.9 % -18% 83.9 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
Average User Bench 
+46%
SC Mixed
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		101 Pts -2% 103 Pts +2%
QC Mixed
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		348 Pts -10% 382 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+10%
MC Mixed
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		501 Pts -127% 1135 Pts Hugely faster multi-core speed.
+127%
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+39%
SC Mixed
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		120 Pts +3% 117 Pts -3%
QC Mixed
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		451 Pts -3% 465 Pts +3%
MC Mixed
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		607 Pts -117% 1316 Pts Hugely faster OC multi-core speed.
+117%
Value & Sentiment 
+50%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.73 % -111% 1.54 % Hugely higher market share.
+111%
Value
Value For Money 		72.1 % -17% 84 % Better value.
+17%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		71 % -75% 124 % Much more popular.
+75%
Price
Price (score) 		$279 +4% $291 -4%
Nice To Haves 
+46%
Age
Newest 		79 Months -94% 5 Months Hugely more recent.
+94%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts -32% 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores -100% 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads -100% 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm -56% 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+13% 		3 GHz -13%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz +3% 3.7 GHz -3%
SC Int
Single Core Integer Speed 		120 Pts Slightly faster single-core int speed.
+6% 		113 Pts -6%
SC Float
Single Core Floating Point Speed 		121 Pts +1% 120 Pts -1%
QC Int
Quad Core Integer Speed 		449 Pts -0% 451 Pts +0%
QC Float
Quad Core Floating Point Speed 		456 Pts -5% 479 Pts Slightly faster quad-core fp speed.
+5%
MC Int
Multi Core Integer Speed 		591 Pts -119% 1293 Pts Hugely faster multi-core int speed.
+119%
MC Float
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 		608 Pts -117% 1317 Pts Hugely faster multi-core fp speed.
+117%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge (2011) Zen (2017)
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA1155 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 3000 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 71%
Average Bench 83.8%
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