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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1445

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 51% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 51% Great: 69%

SPEED RANK: 565^th / 1445

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 50%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.1 %	Much faster effective speed. +38%		61 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +14%	67.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	136 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +47%	92.7 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	264 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +52%	174 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	490 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +65%	297 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	808 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +81%	446 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.1 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +16%	74.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	146 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +35%	108 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	287 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +39%	207 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	553 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +58%	351 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	878 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +63%	538 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.25 %	Hugely higher market share. +733%	0.03 %
Value Value For Money	90.8 %	Slightly better value. +8%	83.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	69 %	More popular. +15%	60 %
Price Price (score)	$210		$87	Much cheaper. +58%


Age Newest	58 Months	Much more recent. +32%	85 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Faster base frequency. +19%	3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +29%	3.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1106 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +102%	547 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1017 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +118%	466 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Zen
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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The Ryzen 5 1400 is the entry-level chip from AMD's latest Ryzen 5 series which is aimed at the mainstream market. The 1400 is a budget quad core, 8 threaded CPU with base/boost clocks of 3.2/3.4 GHz. Like most the other non-X Ryzen CPUs the 1400 comes with a decent cooler included in the box (Wraith Stealth in this case). Modestly priced at $169 the 1400 is in direct competition with Intel's recent Kaby Lake dual core, four threaded i3-7350k which runs at a base clock of 4.2GHz. The 1400's 8 threads allow a near 40% lead in multi-core processing, but for single-core tasks the 7350K is 45% faster. The Ryzen 5 1500X commands a $20 premium and offers a 25% increase in effective speed over the 1400. Although the 1400 only has a base clock of 3.2 GHz it should more or less match the 1500X when overclocked. Provided it is overclocked, the 1400 joins the other non-X Ryzen models in offering the best bang for your buck. Users not keen on overclocking would probably do better to consider the 1500X at this price point. ^{[Apr '17 CPUPro]}

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