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AMDYD160XBCAEWOF
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 688,306 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Effective Speed 
+26%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 461,634 user samples
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321,194 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 138th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 345th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % Faster effective speed.
+26% 		73.7 %
External Data: 1080p 
+24%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		20 % Hitm2 28%, FarC5 38%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 25%, SotTR 31%, ACO 13%, MetroEx 19%, MESoW 16%, Divis2 10%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		20 % FarC5 43%, BFV 21%, SotTR 2%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 29%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 22%, Sekiro 48%, Wolf2 24% Rage2 2%
20 Oct20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar... 		33 % Hitm2 40%, FarC5 46%, AotS 11%, WarhDoW3 38%, ProjC2 45%, GTAV 39%, Civ6 34%, FinFant15 23%, WoT 38%, Divis2 12%
Average Score 
+22%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24% 		73.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+23% 		110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25% 		215 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31% 		400 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7% 		646 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+24%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20% 		80.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+28% 		120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+28% 		239 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+31% 		461 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+13% 		725 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+403%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,557% 		0.07 %
Value
Value For Money 		115 % Better value.
+25% 		91.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % Much more popular.
+35% 		68 %
Price
Price (score) 		$130 $125 +4%
Nice To Haves 
+10%
Age
Newest 		73 Months More recent.
+20% 		91 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts 917 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts 834 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 73.7%

The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship processor from AMD's latest generation of Ryzen 5 processors which feature the Zen architecture. Following on from last month's release of the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 series is positioned as a less expensive mid-performance alternative to Intel's i5 mainstream offerings. Once again, AMD excels in multi-core technology. Like the Ryzen 5 1600, the 1600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, but has roughly 11% higher clock speeds (out of the box) for a 14% premium. Like all Ryzen CPUs the 1600X is unlocked. The 1600X is the only Ryzen 5 CPU with a TDP of 95W, the 1600, 1500X and 1400 all have 50% lower power consumption of 65W. Due to its high thread count, UserBenchmarks show that at stock clocks the 1600X outperforms the i7-7700k on multi-threaded tasks by 23%, but it lags behind by 23% for single and 14% for quad-core performance. The 1600X is priced keenly at $249 so a more appropriate CPU comparison is the i5-7600k where the 1600X wins on stock multi-core by a whopping 81%. The 1600X does represent great value for workstation users that also game but its $30 cheaper sibling, the 1600 (non x version), which includes a cooler and has great overclocking potential out of the box is arguably the the value king in this segment. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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