IntelBX80673I77820X
AMDYD2700BBAFBOX

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Skylake-X.
Release date: Q2 2017.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,344 user samples
28,524 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 233rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
123,820 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 325th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
73.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 75.7 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
121 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17%
103 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
238 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
202 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
455 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18%
387 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
822 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+23%
667 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85 Pts +2% 83.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
138 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
272 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
236 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
533 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
453 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
976 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
823 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,699,322 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 0.11 % Hugely higher market share.
+83%
Value
Value For Money
73.8 % 82.6 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % 63 %
Price
Price (score)
$375 $185 Much cheaper.
+51%
Age
Newest
81 Months 71 Months More recent.
+12%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads 16 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 12 nm Newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+10%
4.1 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1445 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+23%
1176 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1263 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+24%
1017 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake-X Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2066 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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