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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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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+20%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+40% 		200 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+13% 		97 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7% 		129 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+17% 		115 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+23% 		108 EFps
Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 922,337 user samples
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312,685 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 59th / 1358
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
609,652 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 181st / 1358
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		94 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		80 %
External Data: 1080p 
+13%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		9 % FarC5 29%, BFV 10%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 14%, Sekiro 30%, Wolf2 9% SotTR 2%, Rage2 3%, ACO 5%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		9 % FarC5 29%, BFV 10%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 14%, Sekiro 30%, Wolf2 9% SotTR 2%, Rage2 3%, ACO 5%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		23 % OC Hitm2 15% OC, TWarW2 27% OC, F118 22% OC, GTAV 31% OC, SotTR 19% OC
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		15 % Hitm2 9%, TWarW2 14%, F118 17%, GTAV 20%, SotTR 14%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		11 % Hitm2 16%, FarC5 25%, TWarW2 15%, SotTR 22%, MetroEx 12%, MESoW 11%, Divis2 5% StrangeB 0%, ACO 2%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		7 % BFV 23%, MetroEx 16% SotTR 4%, Divis2 4%
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17% 		78.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		133 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16% 		115 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		264 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+17% 		226 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		520 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19% 		436 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		747 Pts 792 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6%
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		88.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		148 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20% 		123 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		294 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20% 		244 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		589 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+23% 		477 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		857 Pts 918 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+7%
Value & Sentiment 
+1%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.66 % 1.09 % Much higher market share.
+65%
Value
Value For Money 		102 % Better value.
+21% 		84 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		91 % Much more popular.
+30% 		70 %
Price
Price (score) 		$207 Cheaper.
+11% 		$233
Nice To Haves 
+35%
Age
Newest 		45 Months More recent.
+12% 		51 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 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 		858 Pts 1380 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+61%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		752 Pts 1264 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+68%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 94%
Average Bench 80%
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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 around 15%, 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 video 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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