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AMDFD8350FRHKBOX

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.1GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 384,147 user samples
70,951 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 145th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
313,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4.75 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 592nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
92.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+52%
60.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
90.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
81 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
137 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+113%
64.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
268 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+120%
122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
505 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+129%
221 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
825 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+142%
341 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
91.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
149 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+103%
73.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
296 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+107%
143 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
569 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+124%
254 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
918 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+131%
397 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,006,524 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.25 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
0.05 %
Value
Value For Money
113 % Much better value.
+34%
84.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % Much more popular.
+56%
57 %
Price
Price (score)
$134 $85 Much cheaper.
+37%
Age
Newest
54 Months Much more recent.
+63%
145 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.1 GHz +2% 4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+14%
4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,154 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+181%
411 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,041 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+195%
353 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None

Intel’s tenth gen, six-core i5-10600K is one of the fastest consumer CPUs currently available. Out of the box, its maximum all core frequency is 4.5 GHz, but a simple overclock allows all 12 threads to hit 5.0 GHz. Although a new Z490 (LGA1200) motherboard is required, Intel have indicated that LGA1200 will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The eight-core Ryzen 3700X currently competes in the 10600K’s price bracket. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn but If dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync is not an option, the 3700X can outperform the 10600K in encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU. Meanwhile, the 10600K is better for almost everything else. Currently, the real problem with the 10600K, and much of the Comet Lake line up, is availability. Whilst there was a paper launch in Q2 2020, at the time of writing, the 10600K is still largely unavailable for purchase. In order to achieve better value for money, without compromising on gaming performance, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9600K which is 26% cheaper and offers similar gaming performance. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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In terms of raw single-core performance the flagship AMD FX-8350 is lagging behind intel's processor line-up by over two generations. The PassMark Single Thread scores for the i5-2500K vs the FX-8350 are 1863 to 1520 which shows that in terms of raw per-core processing the FX-8350 is lagging the two year old i5 by 23%. Where the AMD FX makes up is on multi-core performance, with a score of 9156 vs 6745, the AMD leads the Intel 2500K by 36% making it the far more capable multi-threaded server orientated performer. The 8350 is also cheaper but significantly more power hungry which counts strongly against it as a server proposition. The FX-8350 could be a good fit for specific server use cases but for general consumer use, which is single and dual core intensive, Intel's two year old i5-2500K delivers better performance. [May '13 CPUPro]

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