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AMDYD1700BBAEBOX
▲ 53588 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

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▲ 6913,312 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 146,640 user samples
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2,165 User Benchmarks
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: 270th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
144,475 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 422nd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		77.7 % Faster effective speed.
+13% 		69 %
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24% 		70 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.7 Pts 96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		192 Pts +1% 190 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		369 Pts +1% 366 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts 640 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+21% 		78.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		118 Pts +2% 116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		233 Pts 233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		457 Pts +0% 456 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		715 Pts 798 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.08 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		78.7 % +3% 76.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 69 % Much more popular.
+30%
Price
Price (score) 		$265 $195 Cheaper.
+26%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		151 Months 85 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 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+10% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		888 Pts 1178 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+33%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		728 Pts 980 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge-E Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA2011 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 69%
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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 AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is the least powerful of three new Ryzen 7 CPUs. The 1700 model has base and turbo clocks of 3.0 and 3.7 GHz respectively. Both of its more expensive siblings, the 1700X and 1800X, have higher clocks but they also have TDPs of 95 watts whereas the 1700 is rated at just 65 watts. Comparing IPC between Ryzen and Kaby Lake shows that Kaby Lake leads by a maximum of 9% which is great news for workstation users as this allows the 1700 to beat Intel's 6850K in multi-core workloads at almost half the price. Although the 1700 has great IPC it's somewhat limited by its relatively low (by Kaby Lake standards) clock speed which holds it back a little in both gaming and desktop workloads. For multi-core workstation use, the Ryzen 7 1700 represents the best value for money we have ever seen. [Mar '17 CPUPro]

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