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AMD100-100000908WOF
▲ 8910,110 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 531,239 ▼

16 Cores, 32 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Effective Speed 
+40%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 636,793 user samples
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635,419 User Benchmarks
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: 170th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
1,374 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 112% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 112% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 19th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 120%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		85.9 % 120 % Much faster effective speed.
+40%
Average Score 
+51%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.2 Pts 86.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts 209 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+51%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		270 Pts 413 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+53%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		513 Pts 817 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		900 Pts 1579 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+75%
Overclocked Score 
+47%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		86.6 Pts 99 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts 220 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+52%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts 437 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+52%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		562 Pts 859 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+53%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1009 Pts 1670 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+66%
Value & Sentiment 
+114%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.88 % Hugely higher market share.
+340% 		0.2 %
Value
Value For Money 		94.1 % 103 % Slightly better value.
+10%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		89 % Much more popular.
+68% 		53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$200 Much cheaper.
+58% 		$478
Nice To Haves 
+134%
Age
Newest 		58 Months 14+ Months Much more recent.
+76%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1479 Pts 3812 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+158%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1358 Pts 3635 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+168%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.9%
Average Bench 120%
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