IntelBX80671I76850K
AMDYD195XA8AEWOF

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,920 user samples
29,279 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 93% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 93%
SPEED RANK: 195th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
23,641 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 285th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
83.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
76.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+25%
69.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
114 Pts 115 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
227 Pts 228 Pts +0%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
435 Pts 450 Pts +3%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
713 Pts 876 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+23%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
131 Pts +5% 125 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
259 Pts +5% 247 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
500 Pts +1% 493 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
812 Pts 981 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+21%
Market Share
Based on 67,916,392 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.03 % Much higher market share.
+50%
Value
Value For Money
109 % Much better value.
+34%
81.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
59 % 63 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
Price
Price (score)
$105 Much cheaper.
+53%
$225
Age
Newest
95 Months 81 Months More recent.
+15%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts More energy efficient.
+22%
180 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4 GHz 4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1012 Pts 2521 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+149%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
903 Pts 2190 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+143%
Series
CPU Architecture
Broadwell-E Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 TR4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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AMD’s 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is finally here to seize the throne for high end desktop processors. The 1950X is the flagship of the Zen based Threadripper series which also includes the 12 core 1920X and the 8 core 1900X. The 1950X has a stock clock of 3.4 GHz increasing to a maximum single core boost of 4.0 GHz and features quad channel DDR4 and 64 PCI Express lanes. This processor is effectively two Ryzen 7 1800Xs glued together with Infinity Fabric (AMD’s scalable interconnecting technology), making the 1950X one of the physically largest CPUs on the consumer market. If you are considering this CPU, you will need a new X399 motherboard with a TR4 socket. Early benchmarks show the 1950X competing with Intel’s similarly priced i9-7900X. Whilst the 7900X has slightly higher single and quad core scores (10%-15%), the 1950X is around 35% faster for multi-core workloads. Content creators, and other core intensive task masters will not be disappointed. [Aug '17 CPUPro]

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