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AMDYD2600BBAFBOX
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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▲ 777,891 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 222,677 user samples
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Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 226th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 350th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		82.1 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		73.3 %
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		116 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7% 		108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		230 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+10% 		210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		448 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19% 		377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts 621 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12% 		83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts +4% 118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		244 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+5% 		232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		484 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		675 Pts 676 Pts +0%
Value & Sentiment 
+31%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.24 % 0.45 % Hugely higher market share.
+88%
Value
Value For Money 		99.3 % Slightly better value.
+7% 		92.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 77 % More popular.
+28%
Price
Price (score) 		$139 $120 Cheaper.
+14%
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		80+ Months 79 Months +1%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		694 Pts 889 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 800 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+32%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 82.1%
Average Bench 73.3%

The hex-core i5-8500 hails from Intel’s eighth generation of Coffee Lake processors, known for featuring a higher number of cores at each SKU than in previous generations and their refinement of the 14nm architecture as seen in 6th and 7th generation processors. At an estimated price of $184 it offers good multi-core value for money. Its quad core performance nearly rivals the more expensive i7-7700K (the 2017 CPU of choice for many top-end gamers). However based on preliminary benchmarks, the i5-8500 is only marginally faster (2% greater effective speed) than the i5-8400 which is also a recent and competitively priced hex-core Coffee Lake processor. Also, like the i5-8400, the 8500 features 9MB of L3 cache and a frugal TDP of 65W, leaving not much to choose between them. As is the case of all Coffee Lake processors, currently the only motherboards that the 8500 can be paired with feature Intel’s high-end Z370 chipset for overclocking. However, alternative and more suitable 300 series motherboards are long overdue and expected to be available soon. [Mar '18 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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