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12 Cores, 24 Threads @4.4GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

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▲ 704,216 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+40%
Real World Speed
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Great bench: 129% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 104% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 104% Great: 129%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 120%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
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294,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 208th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		118 % Much faster effective speed.
+40% 		84.1 %
Average Score 
+59%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.9 Pts +4% 76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		223 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+64% 		136 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		438 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+66% 		264 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		829 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+69% 		490 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1551 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+92% 		808 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+61%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.4 Pts +4% 87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		240 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+64% 		146 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		477 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+66% 		287 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		930 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+68% 		553 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1782 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+103% 		878 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+99%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % 0.33 % Hugely higher market share.
+312%
Value
Value For Money 		103 % Better value.
+10% 		93.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 70 % Much more popular.
+37%
Price
Price (score) 		$449 $190 Much cheaper.
+58%
Nice To Haves 
+87%
Age
Newest 		1 Months Hugely more recent.
+98% 		62 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		120 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+21%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		24 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		4 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+43% 		7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16% 		3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+27% 		4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		3606 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+226% 		1106 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		3010 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+196% 		1017 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen5 Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM5 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		RDNA2 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 118%
Average Bench 84.1%

The Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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