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AMD100-100000281BOX
AMD100-100000022BOX
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6 Cores, 12 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Game EFps  
+3%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps +4% 101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 131 EFps +1%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps +4% 119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8% 		131 EFps
Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 325,277 user samples
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30,318 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 204th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
294,959 User Benchmarks
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: 213th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.8 % +1% 84.1 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		3 % BFV 2%, SotTR 6%, Divis2 6% MetroEx 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		0 % FarC5 0%, BFV 1%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 2%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1% Rage2 1%, ACO 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		0 % FarC5 0%, BFV 1%, SotTR 0%, Civ6 2%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1% Rage2 1%, Witcher3 3%, ACO 1%
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.4 Pts +1% 76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		140 Pts +3% 136 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		272 Pts +3% 264 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		495 Pts +1% 490 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		821 Pts +2% 808 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.1 Pts +1% 87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		150 Pts +3% 146 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		296 Pts +3% 287 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		563 Pts +2% 553 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		905 Pts +3% 878 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+191%
Market Share
Based on 69,041,209 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.24 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
Value
Value For Money 		86.4 % 94 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 70 % More popular.
+25%
Price
Price (score) 		$260 $185 Cheaper.
+29%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		52+ Months More recent.
+19% 		64 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,127 Pts +2% 1,106 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,029 Pts +1% 1,017 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.8%
Average Bench 84.1%

The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

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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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