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AMDYD1600BBAFBOX

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

6 Cores, 12 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
318 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+61%
198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+12%
96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
142 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+5%
135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
133 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+18%
113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
121 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+5%
115 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 112,853 user samples
60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 96th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
52,721 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99 % Much faster effective speed.
+38%
72 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
163 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+57%
104 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
320 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+60%
200 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
626 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+72%
365 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1157 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+95%
594 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
179 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+56%
115 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
356 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+56%
228 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
694 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+57%
443 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1318 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+94%
680 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,908,164 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.67 % Hugely higher market share.
+738%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
101 % Better value.
+11%
90.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
73 % Much more popular.
+33%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$261 $120 Much cheaper.
+54%
Age
Newest
47 Months Much more recent.
+36%
74+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2290 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+164%
868 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2000 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+162%
764 Pts

The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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