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AMD100-100000514WOF
▲ 734,694 ▼

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 611,042 ▼

16 Cores, 32 Threads @4.5GHz, Zen4.
Release date: Q3 2022.

Effective Speed 
+30%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 199,850 user samples
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197,342 User Benchmarks
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: 173rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 101%
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2,508 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 125% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 106% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 106% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 42nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 150%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		87.9 % 114 % Much faster effective speed.
+30%
External Data: 1080p 
+20%
20 Oct22|HardwareLUXX
The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:... 		18 % Control 28%, SpiderM 1%, CPunk 9%, RiftB 37%, TWarTroy 24%, F122 25%, DoomE 6%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		RDR2 0% 26 % Forza5 9%, AoE4 31%, Bord3 39%, FarC6 34%, WatchDL 9%, BFV 41%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 22%, Civ6 46%, CSGO 76%, DoomE 0%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re... 		15 % FarC6 29%, RDR2 7%, F122 2%, MetroEx 9%, TWarW3 27%
Average Score 
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75 Pts 81.2 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		139 Pts 208 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+50%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		275 Pts 411 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+49%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		539 Pts 788 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+46%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,030 Pts 1,526 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+48%
Overclocked Score 
+39%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.9 Pts 92.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		148 Pts 219 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+48%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		295 Pts 434 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		577 Pts 853 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+48%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,128 Pts 1,675 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48%
Value & Sentiment 
+233%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.24 % 2.5 % Hugely higher market share.
+942%
Value
Value For Money 		84.2 % 105 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		73 % More popular.
+20% 		61 %
Price
Price (score) 		$325 Cheaper.
+14% 		$379
Nice To Haves 
+35%
Age
Newest 		64 Months 25 Months Much more recent.
+61%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38% 		170 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores 16 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		24 threads 32 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 5 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz 4.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+18%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz 5.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+24%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,224 Pts 3,901 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+75%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,036 Pts 3,613 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+77%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen4
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM5
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None RDNA2
Conclusion 
Average Bench 87.9%
Average Bench 114%

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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Within minutes of the first, pre-release, 7000 series userbenchmark results, AMD’s marketers broadcast a 20% win over the 12900K via thousands of anonymous twitter, reddit, forum and youtube accounts. Buying new AMD products is like buying used cars: it takes time, experience and a taste for sales hype. It’s difficult for consumers to make rational choices while AMD completely dominates “sponsored news” and social media channels. Ten years ago, when AMD was the underdog, this type of marketing was understandable. Today, with a capitalization of $150 Billion USD, it’s disrespectful to AMD's own users. Even with Intel's marketing department asleep at the wheel, Ryzen will quickly end up in the same state as Radeon. Following a series of overhyped releases, consumers have little interest in the Radeon brand. The combined market share for all of AMD’s (discrete) Radeon RX 5000 and 6000 GPUs (Steam stats) is just 2%. Although the new 7000 series Zen4 CPUs are actually around 15% faster than their predecessors, they have hefty cooling requirements (TDP +60% vs 5000 series), 30 second BIOS post times, expensive DDR5 RAM requirements and only work with expensive motherboards. Despite the 7000 series struggling to match Intel’s outgoing 12th gen, AMD market it as a “future proof” platform! They want users to pay a premium for last gen performance in exchange for the shallow promise of upgrades in the future. Over the next few days, Intel’s 13th gen (Raptor Lake) will launch. Shoppers will do well to wait until then. Despite AMD’s Neanderthal marketing techniques, it’s hard not to admire their technical progress. AMD-Raptor4 and Intel-Zen13 would be better fitting product names. [Sep '22 CPUPro]

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