AMD100-100000051WOF
IntelBX8070811400

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

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.6GHz, Rocket Lake.
Release date: Q1 2021.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
233 EFps 259 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+11%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
105 EFps 106 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
130 EFps 142 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+9%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
124 EFps 134 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+8%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
131 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 74,629 user samples
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: 146th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
24,459 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 122nd / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
89.3 % 94.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.2 Pts 86.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
139 Pts 147 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
276 Pts 288 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
543 Pts 550 Pts +1%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1074 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+26%
852 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.2 Pts 94.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
150 Pts 153 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
297 Pts 303 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
580 Pts 589 Pts +2%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1146 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+25%
914 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,990,345 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.33 % Hugely higher market share.
+725%
Value
Value For Money
76.2 % 119 % Much better value.
+56%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % 89 % Much more popular.
+46%
Price
Price (score)
$495 $120 Much cheaper.
+76%
Age
Newest
54 Months 38 Months More recent.
+30%
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.
+50%
14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+35%
2.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+167%
1110 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+161%
1049 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen2 Rocket Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 730
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