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Best Bench: 65% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 47% Great: 65%

SPEED RANK: 606^th / 1442

Gaming 59%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 45%

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Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 81%

SPEED RANK: 331^st / 1442

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		58.5 %			73.3 %	Faster effective speed. +25%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	80.5 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +5%	76.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	58.8 Pts		108 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +84%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	112 Pts		210 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +88%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	200 Pts		377 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +88%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	306 Pts		621 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +103%


Memory OC Memory Latency	90.9 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%	83.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	68.9 Pts		118 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +71%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	132 Pts		232 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +76%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	236 Pts		446 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +89%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	371 Pts		676 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +82%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.5 %	Insanely higher market share. +2,400%
Value Value For Money	72.3 %	91.3 %	Better value. +26%
User Rating UBM User Rating	56 %	76 %	Much more popular. +36%
Price Price (score)	$129	$125	+3%


Age Newest	138 Months		71 Months	Much more recent. +49%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +62%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	+3%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz	+3%	3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	382 Pts		889 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +133%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	318 Pts		800 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +152%


Series CPU Architecture	Piledriver	Zen+
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM3+	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The AMD FX-8320 has the same architecture and specs as the FX-8350, the only difference being the base/turbo clocks of 3.5/4.0 GHz for the 8320 vs 4.0/4.2 GHz for the 8350. Comparing the two models shows that the 8320 lags the 8350 at stock speeds by around 10% but broadly matches it when both processors are overclocked. This combined with the 8320's considerably lower price tag makes the 8320 the better value proposition. In terms of outright performance, as with all AMD CPUs, the FX series have very strong multi-core performance but lag Intel considerably in terms of single and dual-core throughput. ^{[Mar '14 CPUPro]}

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia 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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