IntelBX80684I39350KF
$180
AMD100-100000022BOX
 $180 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q1 2019.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
270 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+16%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+7%
101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps +2% 131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
125 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+5%
119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+11%
131 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 296,401 user samples
1,442 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 140th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
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: 192nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
89.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
84.1 %
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Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
33 % BFV 14%, SotTR 55%, MetroEx 7%, Divis2 55%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
138 Pts +1% 136 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
275 Pts +4% 264 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
515 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5%
490 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
523 Pts 808 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+54%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10%
87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
157 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
146 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
313 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
287 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
613 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
553 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
613 Pts 878 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+43%
Market Share
Based on 67,718,584 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.13 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
101 % Better value.
+11%
90.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % 70 % More popular.
+13%
Price
Price (score)
$180 Cheaper.
+14%
$210
Age
Newest
61 Months 57 Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts +4% 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+5%
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz +5% 4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
608 Pts 1106 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+82%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
525 Pts 1017 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+94%
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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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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