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AMD100-100000059WOF
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

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Effective Speed 
+105%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 84,862 user samples
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51,836 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 25% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 828th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
33,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 68th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.9 % 100 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+105%
Average Score 
+290%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		72.9 Pts 81 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		61.5 Pts 164 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+167%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		104 Pts 326 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+213%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		146 Pts 639 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+338%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		150 Pts 1232 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+721%
Overclocked Score 
+233%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts 92.7 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		79.8 Pts 180 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+126%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		139 Pts 355 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+155%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		192 Pts 697 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+263%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		192 Pts 1376 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+617%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.17 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		51.8 % 89.7 % Much better value.
+73%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % 69 % More popular.
+25%
Price
Price (score) 		$225 Much cheaper.
+46% 		$416
Nice To Haves 
+525%
Age
Newest 		147 Months 41 Months Much more recent.
+72%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		35 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+67% 		105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+700%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+700%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+36%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 4.9 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+58%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		192 Pts 3063 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+1,495%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		150 Pts 2633 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,655%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCBGA1023 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 3000 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 48.9%
Average Bench 100%
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The Intel Core i5-2450M is a mid-range dual-core four threaded mobile processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2012 and is a slightly quicker version of the i5-2410M which launched a year earlier. At the time of release, the 2450M was reasonably fast with an effective speed of 61: the base clock speed is 2.5 GHz which can boost up to 3.1 GHz. The TDP of 35W is relatively high by modern standards and is halved in the i5-3317U (see full comparison). A lower TDP leads to extended battery life which is obviously a big plus for mobile processors. The i5-2450M features integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 which isn't adequate for most modern games but it's absolutely fine for handling typical tasks such as browsing and word processing. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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The 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 5950X is an impressive workhorse. It sits at the top of AMD’s latest Zen 3 based, 5000 series of CPUs and sends a clear message that AMD can beat Intel in terms of raw performance and core count. The 5950X has a boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz, a massive 72 MB cache and a TDP rating of 105W. Despite the “gaming” focus of AMD’s 5000 series launch marketing, the 5950X does not efficiently leverage all its 16 cores in gaming (as demonstrated by similar effective speed scores compared to the 12-core 5900X, 8-core 5800X and 6-core 5600X.) 16 cores are only suitable for professional use cases that have CPU processing needs which cannot be more efficiently met by a GPU or other dedicated hardware. There is no Intel equivalent with this number of cores, and the 5950X’s uniqueness is reflected in its $799 USD price tag, 45% more expensive than the 5900X. Gamers will get far higher FPS per dollar by allocating a higher proportion of their budget towards a better GPU rather than blowing $799 USD on the 5950X. Professional users that plan to use 32 concurrent threads at 100% load will find value in the 5950X. On the other hand, workstation users that rarely exceed 20 concurrent threads at 100% should consider the 10850K for around half the money. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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