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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: 342^nd / 1459

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 68%

SPEED RANK: 561^st / 1459

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 49%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %	Faster effective speed. +18%		62.1 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts		81.5 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +60%	67.6 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +64%	128 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +62%	232 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +69%	368 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts		91.3 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +56%	75.8 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +59%	146 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +66%	269 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +59%	426 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.58 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%	0 %
Value Value For Money	88.6 %	Better value. +26%	70.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	77 %	Much more popular. +35%	57 %
Price Price (score)	$140	Cheaper. +20%	$175


Age Newest	75 Months	Much more recent. +36%	118 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +62%	32 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +18%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +106%	431 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +113%	375 Pts


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

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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The FX-8370 is a top of the range black edition Vishera eight core processor based on AMD’s Piledriver architecture. It was launched in September 2014 and is both cheaper and faster than the FX-8350. The FX range offers high performance and this particular processor holds a world record for reaching an incredible 8.7 GHz when overclocked under lab conditions. For typical users however, the FX-8370 runs at 4.0/4.3 GHz (base/turbo) and typically hits 5.0 GHz when overclocked. Its effective speed is 83 which is currently only exceeded by AMD's 20% more expensive FX-9590 (scoring 85), making it relatively good value for money. Eight cores aren’t necessary for most applications, but things are changing and if you heavily rely on multi-threaded applications then the FX-8370 may be a good choice. ^{[Dec '14 CPUPro]}

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