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AMDYD292XA8AFWOF
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q2 2012.

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▲ 62499 ▼
  

12 Cores, 24 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 169,881 user samples
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Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 361st / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
3,902 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 232nd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		72.4 % 80.7 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Average Score 
+38%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+23% 		70.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.5 Pts 125 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+30%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		182 Pts 247 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		314 Pts 485 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+54%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		458 Pts 892 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+95%
Overclocked Score 
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14% 		84.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		116 Pts 133 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		222 Pts 264 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		382 Pts 525 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+37%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		557 Pts 1031 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+85%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 68,149,561 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		61 % 62 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+199%
Age
Newest 		146 Months 67+ Months Much more recent.
+54%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		573 Pts 2029 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+254%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		471 Pts 1837 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+290%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 72.4%
Average Bench 80.7%
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The third gen Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K can't really be described as a consumer orientated processor. With 8 threads and four cores its capabilities are better aligned to server use. For price insensitive consumers that want the best of the best, this is currently one of the fastest processors available. The PassMark Single Thread score of 2080 points puts the 3770K right at the top of the pack in terms of raw processing power and real world performance. The GeekBench and PassMark scores of 17210 and 9653 are within 20% or so of the best we have ever seen. Despite the near record breaking processing throughputs the 3770K is only rated at 77 TDP, which is very low by historical standards. For typical consumer use there are better value propositions out there. [May '13 CPUPro]

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This was the ultimate niche CPU. At the time of its release, it had an optimal combination of multi-core performance without sacrificing as much single- and quad- as the higher-core CPUs, at an excellent price-point. It utilizes quad-channel RAM. If you were a content creator without external funding, had one machine in the budget, then this chip might even now in mid-2019 be what you're looking for. The higher-end Threadrippers will throw more cores at you... for up to five times the price. If you've a home studio, running a DAW on the same PC you use for everything; or you do your own video editing; or you're an independent streamer; then those extra 12 or 18 cores aren't really going to help you that much anyway, for all that extra cash - AND those CPUs have lower performance in more common applications (single- low-thread apps). Not worth it. Intel isn't even on the table, of course. If you're reading this in the future: these benchmarks have multiple categories for a reason. Read and think. Find the best combination for what you intend to do with it - not some arbitrary "the best" overall. There is no such thing, because you won't be using your computer for Overall, now will you? [Aug '19 spacefiddle]

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