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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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▲ 7216,031 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 299,397 user samples
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70,038 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 469th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
229,359 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 408th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		66.4 % 69.6 % +5%
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.8 Pts 83.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		103 Pts +3% 99.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		192 Pts 197 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		329 Pts +3% 318 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		503 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+46% 		345 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		79.5 Pts 95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 123 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		222 Pts 242 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		381 Pts 404 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		574 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+34% 		428 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+341%
Market Share
Based on 67,793,841 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,250%
Value
Value For Money 		81.6 % 110 % Much better value.
+35%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		61 % 72 % More popular.
+18%
Price
Price (score) 		$131 $53 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		84 Months Much more recent.
+30% 		120 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts More energy efficient.
+26% 		88 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		584 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+35% 		434 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		521 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+50% 		348 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 4600
Conclusion 
Average Bench 66.4%
Average Bench 69.6%
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