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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 418,140 user samples
383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 123rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
34,720 User Benchmarks
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: 569th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
95.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+54%
62.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84 Pts +3% 81.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
162 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+140%
67.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
315 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+146%
128 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
580 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+150%
232 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
883 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+140%
368 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.8 Pts +3% 91.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
172 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+127%
75.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
342 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+134%
146 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+148%
269 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
989 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+132%
426 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,050,706 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+5,100%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
125 % Much better value.
+78%
70.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
94 % Much more popular.
+65%
57 %
Price
Price (score)
$105 Much cheaper.
+40%
$175
Age
Newest
48 Months Much more recent.
+61%
122 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
7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz 4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+8%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,160 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+169%
431 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,055 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+181%
375 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen3 Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the MSRP. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 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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