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AMD100-1000000158
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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

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▲ 591,640 ▼
 $160 

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

Game EFps  
+3%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps +4% 101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 131 EFps +1%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps +4% 119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8% 		131 EFps
Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 83,714 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
33,544 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 213th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		81.7 %
External Data: 1080p 
+0%
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Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		0 % SotTR 16%, Divis2 16% BFV 10%, MetroEx 21%
Average Score 
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.2 Pts +4% 74.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		139 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8% 		129 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		276 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		255 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		543 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+11% 		490 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1074 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+69% 		637 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+16%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5% 		83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		150 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9% 		137 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		297 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8% 		274 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7% 		542 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1146 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51% 		761 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+33%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % 0.07 % Much higher market share.
+40%
Value
Value For Money 		75.4 % 95.1 % Better value.
+26%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % +2% 59 %
Price
Price (score) 		$515 $160 Much cheaper.
+69%
Nice To Haves 
+131%
Age
Newest 		53 Months +2% 54 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.
+433% 		6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15% 		4.1 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+285% 		770 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+319% 		653 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 81.7%
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The upcoming hex-core, third generation Ryzen 5 3500X, shares the same Zen 2 7nm microarchitecture as the incumbent 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 3600. The 3500X has a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock just short of the 3600’s 4.2 GHz, at 4.1 GHz. It also has 35 MB of cache and a TDP of 65W. Given the architecture and clock speeds, the 3500X will offer very similar gaming performance to the SMT enabled 12-thread 3600, but at a significant discount in price. Early UserBenchmarks show that there is just a 1% gap in effective speed between the 3500X and 3600. Also anticipated for release is the non-X, Ryzen 5 3500, which will have slightly less L3 cache. [Oct '19 CPUPro]

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