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AMDYD2600BBAFBOX
▲ 905,381 ▼

12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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▲ 767,802 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+55%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 258,337 user samples
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78,749 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 32nd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
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: 331st / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Much faster effective speed.
+55% 		73.3 %
Average Score 
+83%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7% 		76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		201 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+86% 		108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		397 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+89% 		210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		781 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+107% 		377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1407 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+127% 		621 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+79%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11% 		83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		212 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+80% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		423 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+82% 		232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		841 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+89% 		446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1587 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+135% 		676 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+50%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.92 % Hugely higher market share.
+197% 		0.31 %
Value
Value For Money 		119 % Much better value.
+30% 		91.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % More popular.
+18% 		76 %
Price
Price (score) 		$238 $125 Much cheaper.
+47%
Nice To Haves 
+66%
Age
Newest 		29 Months Much more recent.
+59% 		71 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		20 threads Much higher thread count.
+67% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+17% 		12 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+28% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+179% 		889 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2271 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+184% 		800 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 73.3%
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The 12-core i7-12700K sits in the middle of Intel’s latest 12th gen. Alder Lake CPU line-up. It offers a significant performance improvement over it's predecessor (+50% 64-core). The 12700K features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with four efficiency cores for a total of 20 threads. With an MSRP of $410 USD, the 12700K offers similar real world performance to the flagship i9-12900K, at a 30% price discount. Although, by historical standards, this represents superb value for money, most consumers should consider the 10-core 16-thread i5-12600K which offers comparable real-world performance for 30% less money. [Nov '21 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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