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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,074,143 user samples
1,504 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 508th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 219th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
65.8 % 83.1 % Faster effective speed.
+26%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
100 Pts 133 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
176 Pts 259 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
266 Pts 483 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+82%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
270 Pts 792 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+193%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
113 Pts 141 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
210 Pts 281 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
301 Pts 546 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+81%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
301 Pts 869 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+189%
Market Share
Based on 68,951,357 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 1.25 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
111 % 114 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 94 % Hugely more popular.
+81%
Price
Price (score)
$41 Much cheaper.
+54%
$90
Age
Newest
122 Months 64 Months Much more recent.
+48%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts More energy efficient.
+17%
65 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 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+68%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
302 Pts 1091 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+261%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
271 Pts 999 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+269%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 None

The Intel Core i3-4370 is a mid-range dual-core four threaded 4th generation (Haswell) processor. It was released in Q3 2014 and thanks to its base frequency of 3.8 GHz, it scores a very respectable 96 for effective speed. Whilst this is fast enough to run nearly all applications smoothly, 3D graphics performance is limited by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600. Although the 4370 is currently the fastest i3, it’s worth considering the i3-4160 which offers significantly better value for money. Comparing the 4160 and 4370 shows that the 4160 is 22% cheaper but only 5% slower in terms of effective speed. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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