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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Effective Speed 
+42%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 125,204 user samples
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Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 100% Great: 117%
SPEED RANK: 45th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
23,641 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 284th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		109 % Much faster effective speed.
+42% 		76.7 %
Average Score 
+51%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		69.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		194 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+69% 		115 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		382 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+68% 		228 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		736 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+64% 		450 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1223 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+40% 		876 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+50%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		207 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+66% 		125 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		416 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+68% 		247 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		813 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+65% 		493 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1367 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+39% 		981 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+918%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.73 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,550% 		0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		122 % Much better value.
+50% 		81.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		98 % Much more popular.
+56% 		63 %
Price
Price (score) 		$184 Cheaper.
+18% 		$225
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		29 Months Much more recent.
+64% 		80 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+31% 		180 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		10 cores 16 cores Much higher core count.
+60%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+23% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1926 Pts 2521 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+31%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1743 Pts 2190 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+26%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 TR4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 109%
Average Bench 76.7%
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