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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.7GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,095,808 user samples
23,169 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 381st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 219th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
71.8 % 83.1 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
94 Pts 133 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+41%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
182 Pts 259 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+42%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
320 Pts 483 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+51%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
477 Pts 792 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+66%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
116 Pts 141 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
217 Pts 281 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+29%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
392 Pts 546 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+39%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
581 Pts 869 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+50%
Market Share
Based on 69,006,524 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 1.14 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,750%
Value
Value For Money
92.7 % 114 % Better value.
+23%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 94 % Much more popular.
+71%
Price
Price (score)
$110 $88 Cheaper.
+20%
Age
Newest
134 Months 64 Months Much more recent.
+52%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
130 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+68%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
583 Pts 1,091 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+87%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
487 Pts 999 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+105%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge-E Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA2011 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

This is yet another processor from Intel that demonstrates their total market domination in the high end PC sector. The 4820K isn't really a step forward in any particular direction but rather a variant on what's already been available (performance wise) for a few years. As long as Intel is largely competing with itself they will likely continue with these sorts of incremental releases. The 4820K requires an Intel X79 chipset, which dates back to Sandy Bridge-E and lacks some of the newer features like native USB 3.0 support. An investment in the 4820K only makes sense if you already own an LGA2011 Motherboard and could be seen as good money chasing bad given that the platform is due an upgrade. That said the 4820K is a very capable multi-core processor and it sits amongst the top handful of processors in this regard. For typical consumers a Haswell i3 will offer mostly identical response times, a lower energy footprint and a significantly more competitive price. [Nov '13 CPUPro]

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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