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AMD100-100001405WOF
AMD100-100000065BOX
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.9GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

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▲ 9414,486 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+19%
Real World Speed
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Great bench: 123% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 105% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 105% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 39th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 118%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
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: 120th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Faster effective speed.
+19% 		95.9 %
Average Score 
+30%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80 Pts 84 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		222 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+37% 		162 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		427 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36% 		315 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		792 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+37% 		580 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1290 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+46% 		883 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+29%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.5 Pts 93.8 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		231 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34% 		172 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		462 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+35% 		342 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		894 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34% 		667 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1433 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+45% 		989 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+3,386%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 1.35 % Insanely higher market share.
+13,400%
Value
Value For Money 		114 % 120 % Slightly better value.
+5%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 94 % Hugely more popular.
+84%
Price
Price (score) 		$279 $124 Much cheaper.
+56%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		1 Months Hugely more recent.
+98% 		46 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		4 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+43% 		7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+5% 		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17% 		4.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1776 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+53% 		1160 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1578 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+50% 		1055 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen5 Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM5 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		RDNA2 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 95.9%

The Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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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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