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AMDYD190XA8AEWOF
▲ 845,479 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

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▲ 60466 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 150,054 user samples
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142,983 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 322nd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
7,071 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 289th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		74 % 76.3 % +3%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12% 		68.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		112 Pts 120 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		214 Pts 235 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+10%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		386 Pts 452 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		643 Pts 782 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+22%
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts +2% 83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		125 Pts 128 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		247 Pts 254 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		479 Pts 500 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		729 Pts 947 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+30%
Value & Sentiment 
+620%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.26 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,500% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		82.8 % 98.4 % Better value.
+19%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % Much more popular.
+40% 		60 %
Price
Price (score) 		$185 $110 Much cheaper.
+41%
Nice To Haves 
+25%
Age
Newest 		73 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		80+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		946 Pts 1315 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+39%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts 1200 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+45%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74%
Average Bench 76.3%
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