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AMDYD1700BBAEBOX
▲ 7847,150 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

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▲ 6913,312 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 733,453 user samples
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588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 224th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
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 / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.8 % Faster effective speed.
+17% 		69 %
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+27% 		70 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		119 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+23% 		96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		224 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18% 		190 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		395 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8% 		366 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		597 Pts 640 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+22% 		78.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		137 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18% 		116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		258 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11% 		233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		459 Pts +1% 456 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		696 Pts 798 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Value & Sentiment 
+338%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.13 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,312% 		0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		91.1 % Better value.
+20% 		76.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		78 % More popular.
+13% 		69 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$195
Nice To Haves 
+36%
Age
Newest 		104 Months 85 Months More recent.
+18%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		91 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+33% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+14% 		3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		716 Pts 1178 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+65%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		612 Pts 980 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+60%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Skylake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 530 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.8%
Average Bench 69%
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The Core i7-6700K is Intel's latest "Skylake" flagship processor. It replaces the hugely successful i7-4790K and takes the crown as the fastest mainstream consumer CPU available. Comparing performance and specs between the 4790K and 6700K shows that the configuration is largely unchanged (same base clocks, cores, threads) but the improved manufacturing process (14nm) brings a small reduction in TDP and a performance improvement of 8%; almost exactly the same jump as between the Ivy Bridge 3770K and Haswell 4770K. Owners of any unlocked-K Intel CPU from Sandy Bridge or onwards still have no real reason to upgrade as the performance improvements are largely academic but the i7-6700K will be the CPU of choice for the vast majority of top end PC builds in 2015. [Aug '15 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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