IntelBX8070110100F
AMD100-100000051WOF

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
228 EFps 233 EFps +2%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
102 EFps 105 EFps +3%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
139 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7%
130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
118 EFps 124 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+5%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 89,982 user samples
39,812 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 3.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 230th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.4 % 89.3 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
77.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts 139 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
227 Pts 276 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
395 Pts 543 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+37%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
588 Pts 1074 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
88.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts 150 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
250 Pts 297 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
435 Pts 580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+33%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
651 Pts 1146 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+76%
Market Share
Based on 67,717,182 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.37 % Hugely higher market share.
+311%
0.09 %
Value
Value For Money
117 % Much better value.
+55%
75.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % Much more popular.
+50%
60 %
Price
Price (score)
$70 Hugely cheaper.
+86%
$506
Age
Newest
41 Months More recent.
+23%
53 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz +3% 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
662 Pts 2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+348%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
605 Pts 2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+352%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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