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IntelBX80557E6550
AMDFD6300WMHKBOX
▲ 511,923 ▼

2 Cores, 2 Threads @2.33GHz, Core.
Release date: Q3 2007.

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▲ 5717,200 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.5GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Effective Speed 
+47%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 272,956 user samples
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11,349 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 43% Base clock 2.35 GHz
Worst Bench: 26% Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 26% Great: 43%
SPEED RANK: 1133rd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
261,607 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 675th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		37.4 % 55.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+47%
Average Score 
+154%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.3 Pts 79.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		27.5 Pts 56.7 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+106%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		51.7 Pts 104 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+101%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		52.7 Pts 176 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+234%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		53.1 Pts 217 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+309%
Overclocked Score 
+169%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		75.9 Pts 89 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		30.2 Pts 68.5 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+127%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		60.2 Pts 124 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+106%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		60.1 Pts 215 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+258%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		60.3 Pts 265 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+339%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.07 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		83.1 % 85.3 % +3%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 57 % More popular.
+12%
Price
Price (score) 		$15 Much cheaper.
+73% 		$57
Nice To Haves 
+139%
Age
Newest 		199 Months 138 Months Much more recent.
+31%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		2 threads 6 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		65 nm 32 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+51%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.33 GHz 3.5 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+50%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		2.33 GHz 4.1 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+76%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		60.3 Pts 275 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+356%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		53.4 Pts 226 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+323%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Core Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA775 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 37.4%
Average Bench 55.2%
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The Intel Core2 Duo E6550 is nearly six years old, the equivalent of around 3 processor lifetimes. This great grand daddy of a processor has been included in the group test as a reference. Intel's Core2 Duo range were hugely successful processors and shipped in over 20 different flavours. In terms of real world performance, with a Passmark-S score of 712 points, the E6550 is less than half as fast as the top of the range i7-3770K Ivy Bridge processor. In recent years emphasis has shifted towards server orientated workloads and on that front the i7-3770K offers over six times more processing throughput. [Feb '12 CPUPro]

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The FX 6-Core, like most CPUs from AMD, delivers reasonably good server orientated multi threaded performance and consequently good processing thoughput at a reasonable price tag. Where the FX 6-Core lacks is in the area of single core performance which although not normally a major problem for server workloads, is always very relevant to desktop users. The overall performance of the FX 6-Core is comparable to Intel's five years younger Core i7-950. There are server orientated use cases where the FX 6-Core will excel thanks to its excellent overall throughput and in those instances the FX 6-Core represents good value for money. But typical desktop users will find far better value elsewhere. [Sep '13 CPUPro]

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