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AMDYD2600BBAFBOX
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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+11%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+18% 		198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+9% 		96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 135 EFps +4%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+10% 		113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+23% 		115 EFps
Effective Speed 
+22%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 229,758 user samples
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50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % Faster effective speed.
+22% 		73.3 %
External Data: 1080p 
+19%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		13 % Hitm2 25%, FarC5 11%, StrangeB 2%, TWarW2 14%, SotTR 26%, ACO 14%, MetroEx 8%, MESoW 6%, Divis2 11%
21 May20|Optimum Tech
Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga... 		25 % FarC5 20%, OverW 28%, SotTR 31%, RDR2 3%, StarWJFO 27%, CSGO 53%, R6S 13%
Average Score 
+36%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.2 Pts +1% 76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		139 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+29% 		108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		276 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31% 		210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		543 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+44% 		377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1074 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+73% 		621 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+32%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5% 		83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		150 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		297 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+28% 		232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+30% 		446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1146 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+70% 		676 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+122%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.09 % 0.42 % Hugely higher market share.
+367%
Value
Value For Money 		75.8 % 91.3 % Better value.
+20%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 76 % More popular.
+27%
Price
Price (score) 		$506 $125 Much cheaper.
+75%
Nice To Haves 
+96%
Age
Newest 		53 Months More recent.
+26% 		72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+42% 		12 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz +3% 3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+21% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+234% 		889 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+242% 		800 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 73.3%
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The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia 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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