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AMDYD270XBGAFBOX
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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Game EFps  
+18%
CSGO 2060S
Dust 2 1080p Max 		258 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+34% 		192 EFps
GTAV 2060S
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		97 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+13% 		86 EFps
Overwatch 2060S
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		119 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7% 		111 EFps
PUBG 2060S
M249 Training 1080p Max 		118 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+12% 		105 EFps
Fortnite 2060S
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		124 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+23% 		101 EFps
Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 285,583 user samples
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76,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 16th / 1206
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
209,557 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 58th / 1206
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+15% 		81.7 %
Average User Bench 
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		137 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15% 		119 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		270 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15% 		234 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		528 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+15% 		460 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		750 Pts 852 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+14%
Overclocked Bench 
+15%
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23% 		126 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		309 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+24% 		249 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		604 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+23% 		492 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		877 Pts 960 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Value & Sentiment 
+48%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.77 % 2.72 % Hugely higher market share.
+253%
Value
Value For Money 		102 % Slightly better value.
+13% 		90.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		179 % Much more popular.
+53% 		117 %
Price
Price (score) 		$200 $192 +4%
Nice To Haves 
+33%
Age
Newest 		13 Months Much more recent.
+32% 		19 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+10% 		105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 12 nm Slightly newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7% 		4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		881 Pts 1381 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+57%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		756 Pts 1282 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+70%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.6%
Average Bench 81.7%
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The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by about 10%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at pure 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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