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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 66% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 270^th / 1442

Gaming 78%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 67%

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Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 51% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 51% Great: 69%

SPEED RANK: 564^th / 1442

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 50%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		77.7 %	Faster effective speed. +27%		61 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +30%	67.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.7 Pts	+4%	92.7 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	192 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +10%	174 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	369 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +24%	297 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	585 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +31%	446 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.3 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +27%	74.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%	108 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	233 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +13%	207 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	457 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +30%	351 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	715 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +33%	538 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0 %	0.03 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%
Value Value For Money	78.7 %	83.8 %	Slightly better value. +7%
User Rating UBM User Rating	53 %	60 %	More popular. +13%
Price Price (score)	$265	$87	Much cheaper. +67%


Age Newest	151 Months		84 Months	Much more recent. +44%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +50%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz	+3%	3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +15%	3.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	888 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +62%	547 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	728 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +56%	466 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Sandy Bridge-E	Zen
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. ^{[Mar '14 CPUPro]}

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The Ryzen 5 1400 is the entry-level chip from AMD's latest Ryzen 5 series which is aimed at the mainstream market. The 1400 is a budget quad core, 8 threaded CPU with base/boost clocks of 3.2/3.4 GHz. Like most the other non-X Ryzen CPUs the 1400 comes with a decent cooler included in the box (Wraith Stealth in this case). Modestly priced at $169 the 1400 is in direct competition with Intel's recent Kaby Lake dual core, four threaded i3-7350k which runs at a base clock of 4.2GHz. The 1400's 8 threads allow a near 40% lead in multi-core processing, but for single-core tasks the 7350K is 45% faster. The Ryzen 5 1500X commands a $20 premium and offers a 25% increase in effective speed over the 1400. Although the 1400 only has a base clock of 3.2 GHz it should more or less match the 1500X when overclocked. Provided it is overclocked, the 1400 joins the other non-X Ryzen models in offering the best bang for your buck. Users not keen on overclocking would probably do better to consider the 1500X at this price point. ^{[Apr '17 CPUPro]}

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