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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 161,242 user samples
159,077 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 319th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 289th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
75.7 % 77.7 % +3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.3 Pts 87.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
113 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17%
96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
219 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
192 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
409 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+11%
369 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
708 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+21%
585 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86.7 Pts 95.3 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
128 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
254 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
499 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9%
457 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
911 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+27%
715 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,048,283 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.25 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
101 % Better value.
+28%
78.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
69 % Much more popular.
+30%
53 %
Price
Price (score)
$99 Much cheaper.
+63%
$265
Age
Newest
79 Months Much more recent.
+50%
158 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
105 Watts More energy efficient.
+19%
130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
12 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+62%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+10%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,276 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+44%
888 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,096 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+51%
728 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen+ Sandy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video production, streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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The fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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