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▲ 542,688 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 845,477 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+21%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 224,094 user samples
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81,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 560th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
142,983 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 320th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.3 % 74 % Faster effective speed.
+21%
Average Score 
+52%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.2 Pts +2% 76.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		80.8 Pts 112 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+39%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts 214 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+35%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		257 Pts 386 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+50%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		271 Pts 643 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+137%
Overclocked Score 
+51%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7% 		85.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		89.5 Pts 125 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+40%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts 247 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		315 Pts 479 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+52%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts 729 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+128%
Value & Sentiment 
+28%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % 0.14 % Higher market share.
+27%
Value
Value For Money 		75.9 % 93.3 % Better value.
+23%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 84 % Much more popular.
+56%
Price
Price (score) 		$128 $120 Slightly cheaper.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+85%
Age
Newest 		127 Months 72 Months Much more recent.
+43%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		84 Watts More energy efficient.
+12% 		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 		22 nm 12 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+45%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+27%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts 946 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+195%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		274 Pts 828 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+202%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.3%
Average Bench 74%
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