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Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 70% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 228^th / 1442

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 77%

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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 64% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 320^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 67%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		80.5 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%		74 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87 Pts	Lower memory latency. +14%	76.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	100 Pts		112 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +12%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	201 Pts		214 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +6%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	398 Pts	+3%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	718 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +12%	643 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.3 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%	85.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	128 Pts	+2%	125 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	254 Pts	+3%	247 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	502 Pts	+5%	479 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	920 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +26%	729 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.04 %	0.16 %	Hugely higher market share. +300%
Value Value For Money	79.9 %	93.3 %	Better value. +17%
User Rating UBM User Rating	56 %	84 %	Much more popular. +50%
Price Price (score)	$285	$120	Much cheaper. +58%


Age Newest	116 Months		72 Months	Much more recent. +38%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watts		95 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +45%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3 GHz		3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +20%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.5 GHz		4.2 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +20%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1353 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +43%	946 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1075 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +30%	828 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell-E	Zen+
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA2011-V3	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The Intel 5960X sports eight cores and sixteen threads. That's two more cores than we have ever seen on a consumer processor before and as such this $1,000 processor offers record breaking multi-threaded CPU horsepower. Unfortunately the 5960X is clocked at just 3 GHz base and 3.5 GHz turbo which, for single and dual-core workloads, renders it around 15% slower than a $69 G3258 on stock clocks! The 5960X is only compatible with Intel's new X99 chipset which requires new DDR4 RAM and is currently far more expensive, with little consumer benefit, than DDR3. All in all the i7-5960X processor is largely irrelevant for consumers as it's far far too expensive. ^{[Sep '14 CPUPro]}

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The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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