Real World Speed
Performance profile from 195,071 user samples
128,080 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 112% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 86th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
66,991 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 107% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.1 % 117 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
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Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
82.4 Pts +2% 80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
165 Pts 207 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
323 Pts 412 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+28%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
610 Pts 814 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1044 Pts 1516 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+45%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.3 Pts +2% 92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
179 Pts 218 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
358 Pts 436 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
705 Pts 858 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+22%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1258 Pts 1655 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+32%
Market Share
Based on 67,769,039 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.85 % 1.03 % Higher market share.
+21%
Value
Value For Money
107 % 114 % Slightly better value.
+7%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
83 %
Price
Price (score)
$202 Much cheaper.
+32%
$297
Age
Newest
41 Months 29 Months More recent.
+29%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
105 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads 24 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+19%
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz 5.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1600 Pts 2996 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+87%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1438 Pts 2804 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+95%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen3 Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 770
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