AMDYD1600BBAEBOX
AMD100-100000059WOF
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 425,279 user samples
392,253 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.8 GHz
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 396th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
33,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 68th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70.2 % 100 % Much faster effective speed.
+43%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
71.7 Pts 81 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
102 Pts 164 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+61%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
199 Pts 326 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+64%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
370 Pts 639 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+73%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
599 Pts 1232 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+106%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
79.5 Pts 92.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
115 Pts 180 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+57%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
221 Pts 355 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+61%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
422 Pts 697 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+65%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
671 Pts 1376 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+105%
Market Share
Based on 67,712,279 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.18 % 0.2 % Higher market share.
+11%
Value
Value For Money
90.6 % +1% 89.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
71 % +3% 69 %
Price
Price (score)
$110 Much cheaper.
+74%
$416
Age
Newest
84 Months 41 Months Much more recent.
+51%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 4.9 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+36%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
863 Pts 3063 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+255%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
769 Pts 2633 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+242%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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