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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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▲ 51144 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+16%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 403,240 user samples
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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: 404th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
10,987 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 585th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.2 % Faster effective speed.
+16% 		60.4 %
Average Score 
+59%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.7 Pts 81.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		102 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+44% 		70.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		199 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+50% 		133 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		370 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+61% 		230 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		599 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+154% 		236 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+53%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		79.5 Pts 91.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		115 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36% 		84.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		221 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41% 		157 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		422 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+55% 		272 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		671 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+148% 		271 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+226%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.1 % Hugely higher market share.
+900% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		90.6 % +3% 88.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		71 % Much more popular.
+39% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$110 $70 Much cheaper.
+36%
Nice To Haves 
+158%
Age
Newest 		85 Months Much more recent.
+33% 		126+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		863 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+218% 		271 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		769 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+223% 		238 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.2%
Average Bench 60.4%
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