IntelBX80671I76800K
AMD100-100000065BOX

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 433,616 user samples
50,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 221st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 71%
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383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 107th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 96%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.9 % 95.9 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86 Pts +2% 84 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
107 Pts 162 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+51%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
214 Pts 315 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
408 Pts 580 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+42%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
660 Pts 883 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+34%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.9 Pts +1% 93.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
124 Pts 172 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+39%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts 342 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+38%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
483 Pts 667 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+38%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
770 Pts 989 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+28%
Market Share
Based on 67,738,862 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 1.23 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,950%
Value
Value For Money
115 % +1% 114 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
65 % 94 % Much more popular.
+45%
Price
Price (score)
$78 Much cheaper.
+48%
$150
Age
Newest
94 Months 41 Months Much more recent.
+56%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+21%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
956 Pts 1160 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+21%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
827 Pts 1055 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+28%
Series
CPU Architecture
Broadwell-E Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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