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Real World Speed
Performance profile from 28 user samples
28 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 130% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 103% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 103% Great: 130%
SPEED RANK: 39th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 119%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
114 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
106 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.5 Pts 82.3 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
222 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19%
186 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
429 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
365 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
792 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
698 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1286 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
1176 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.8 Pts +1% 91.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
232 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
196 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
462 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
388 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
908 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
755 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1419 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
1264 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,738,639 CPUs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 94.8 % Hugely more popular.
+86%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.93 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,544%
Price
Price (score)
$279 177 USD Much cheaper.
+58%
Value
Value For Money
114 % 124 % Slightly better value.
+9%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+40%
90.9 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 9.78 cores Much higher core count.
+63%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
4 nm Hugely newer manufacturing.
+133%
9.33 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.9 GHz Faster base frequency.
+18%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+13%
4.79 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1738 Pts 1,913 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+10%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1566 Pts 1,803 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+15%
Age
Newest
2 Months Insanely more recent.
+1,506%
32.1 Months
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen5   —
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM5   —
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
RDNA2   —

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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