IntelBX80646I34150
AMDYD260XBCAFBOX

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 179,610 user samples
36,627 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 674th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
142,983 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 320th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
55.2 % 74 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
73.3 Pts 76.4 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
85.3 Pts 112 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+31%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
150 Pts 214 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+43%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
216 Pts 386 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+79%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
223 Pts 643 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+188%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
85.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
99.5 Pts 125 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+26%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
180 Pts 247 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+37%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
267 Pts 479 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+79%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
267 Pts 729 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+173%
Market Share
Based on 67,711,234 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.1 % 0.17 % Much higher market share.
+70%
Value
Value For Money
91.8 % 93.3 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 84 % Much more popular.
+58%
Price
Price (score)
$44 Much cheaper.
+64%
$120
Age
Newest
119 Months 71 Months Much more recent.
+40%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+43%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 12 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+45%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+20%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
267 Pts 946 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+254%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
226 Pts 828 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+266%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4400 None
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