IntelAW8063801106200
AMD100-100000159BOX

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 81,220 user samples
65,927 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 567th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
15,293 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.8 % 79.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.8 Pts 77.3 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
75.7 Pts 137 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+81%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
145 Pts 257 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+77%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
245 Pts 443 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+81%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
353 Pts 662 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+88%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87 Pts 87.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.3 Pts 147 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+70%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
169 Pts 289 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+71%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
305 Pts 500 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+64%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
429 Pts 748 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74%
Market Share
Based on 67,774,088 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
54.2 % 94.4 % Much better value.
+74%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 70 % More popular.
+25%
Price
Price (score)
$420 $150 Much cheaper.
+64%
Age
Newest
147 Months 47 Months Much more recent.
+68%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
45 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+31%
65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+68%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+58%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+26%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
434 Pts 753 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+74%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
361 Pts 677 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+88%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCPGA988 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4000 None
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