Real World Speed
Performance profile from 268,520 user samples
140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 326th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
128,080 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 112% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 86th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.7 % 98.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+33%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
73.1 Pts 82.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
110 Pts 165 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+50%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
215 Pts 323 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+50%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
400 Pts 610 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+52%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
646 Pts 1044 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+62%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
80.7 Pts 94.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
120 Pts 179 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+49%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
239 Pts 358 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+50%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
461 Pts 705 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+53%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
725 Pts 1258 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74%
Market Share
Based on 67,713,037 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 1.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,425%
Value
Value For Money
91.8 % 107 % Better value.
+17%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
68 % 89 % Much more popular.
+31%
Price
Price (score)
$125 Much cheaper.
+38%
$201
Age
Newest
84 Months 41 Months Much more recent.
+51%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+10%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4 GHz 4.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
917 Pts 1600 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+74%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
834 Pts 1438 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+72%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The Ryzen 7 5800X is one of four new processors from AMD’s latest range of Zen 3 CPUs. The new architecture is more power efficient than Zen 2 and also yields significant performance improvements. All four new CPUs have the ‘X’ nomenclature, indicating that they are tuned to their maximum clock speeds out-of-box. The 5800X has 8 cores and 16 threads with base/boost clock speeds of 3.8/4.7 GHz, 36 MB of cache and a 105W TDP. At $449 USD, the 5800X is relatively expensive, but it still offers far better value than the 5900X. A 500 series motherboard is recommended but the new Zen 3 CPUs will work with most 400 series motherboard following a BIOS update (expected in Q1 2021). At AMD’s launch presentation, they said they finally had the best CPUs for gaming. Our benchmarks show that the 5800X is comparable to Intel’s $175 USD 11400F. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” can invest those savings in a better GPU which will produce an unquestionably faster gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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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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