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Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 170^th / 1442

Gaming 86%

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Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 80% Great: 97%

SPEED RANK: 154^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		85.9 %			87.9 %	+2%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		TWarW2 1%, SotTR 1%, MetroEx 0%, MESoW 1%	1 %	Hitm2 1%, FarC5 1%, StrangeB 5%, ACO 1%, Divis2 2%
20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...		Control 3%, CPunk 1%, RiftB 2%	1 %	SpiderM 0%, TWarTroy 10%, F122 1%, DoomE 2%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		SotTR 0%, MetroEx 2%, Divis2 0%	0 %	BFV 4%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...		AoE4 3%, Bord3 1%, FarC6 2%, BFV 2%, EldenR 7%, RDR2 0%, CSGO 2%	0 %	Forza5 1%, WatchDL 1%, CPunk 1%, Civ6 15%, DoomE 2%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		SotTR 0%, ACO 0%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%	1 %	FarC5 2%, BFV 1%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 4%, Sekiro 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review		SotTR 0%, ACO 0%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%	1 %	FarC5 2%, BFV 1%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 4%, Sekiro 1%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	1 %	FarC5 1%, RDR2 0%, CSGO 17%		OverW 1%, SotTR 3%, StarWJFO 6%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...			5 %	SotTR 3%, GTAV 5%, RDR2 1%, TWarTKC 1%, F120 9%, ACO 13%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		SotTR 1%, F119 1%	1 %	Hitm2 5%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		TWarW2 11%^OC	0 %^OC	Hitm2 4%^OC, F118 2%^OC, GTAV 3%^OC, SotTR 3%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	2 %	TWarW2 13%, F118 1%		Hitm2 2%, GTAV 1%, SotTR 1%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	3 %	FarC5 0%, StrangeB 1%, Bord3 0%, GTAV 32%, Civ6 3%, Chernob 0%, DExMD 2%, FinFant14 1%, RDR2 4%		F119 1%, GearsT 6%
07 Jul19\|Linustechtips I had given up on AMD… until today...		CSGO 4%, MetroEx 3%	5 %	SotTR 2%, BFV 1%, R6S 27%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.2 Pts	+2%	75 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	138 Pts		139 Pts	+1%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	270 Pts		275 Pts	+2%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	513 Pts		539 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +5%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	900 Pts		1030 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +14%


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.6 Pts	87.9 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	145 Pts	148 Pts	+2%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	288 Pts	295 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	562 Pts	577 Pts	+3%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1009 Pts	1128 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +12%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.65 %	Hugely higher market share. +261%	0.18 %
Value Value For Money	93.4 %	Better value. +17%	79.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	89 %	More popular. +22%	73 %
Price Price (score)	$205	Much cheaper. +48%	$395


Age Newest	57 Months		57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +38%	105 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		12 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		24 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz		4.6 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1479 Pts		2224 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +50%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1358 Pts		2036 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +50%


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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