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AMDYD1600BBAEBOX
▲ 701,433 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

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▲ 15010,541 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Effective Speed 
+26%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 219,675 user samples
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73,611 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 109% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 109%
SPEED RANK: 25th / 1147
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
146,064 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 72nd / 1147
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		102 % Faster effective speed.
+26% 		81.5 %
Average User Bench 
+24%
SC Mixed
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		131 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+28% 		102 Pts
QC Mixed
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		499 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+26% 		395 Pts
MC Mixed
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1012 Pts Faster multi-core speed.
+18% 		855 Pts
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+15%
SC Mixed
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		138 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19% 		116 Pts
QC Mixed
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		532 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15% 		461 Pts
MC Mixed
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1083 Pts Slightly faster OC multi-core speed.
+10% 		986 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+40%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.59 % Higher market share.
+16% 		1.37 %
Value
Value For Money 		91.8 % 97.6 % Slightly better value.
+6%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		70 % 150 % Hugely more popular.
+114%
Price
Price (score) 		€336 €155 Much cheaper.
+54%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		17 Months More recent.
+26% 		23 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+28% 		3.6 GHz
SC Int
Single Core Integer Speed 		135 Pts Faster single-core int speed.
+22% 		111 Pts
SC Float
Single Core Floating Point Speed 		143 Pts Faster single-core fp speed.
+18% 		121 Pts
QC Int
Quad Core Integer Speed 		518 Pts Faster quad-core int speed.
+17% 		442 Pts
QC Float
Quad Core Floating Point Speed 		550 Pts Slightly faster quad-core fp speed.
+15% 		480 Pts
MC Int
Multi Core Integer Speed 		995 Pts +4% 957 Pts
MC Float
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 		1146 Pts Faster multi-core fp speed.
+15% 		996 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 102%
Average Bench 81.5%
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The high-end hex core, 12 thread i7-8700 is second in Intel’s line up of 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs that witnesses an increase in the number of cores at each SKU, as well as further refinement on the 14nm architecture as seen in the 6th and 7th generations. The i7-8700 features a TDP of 65W, 12MB of L3 Cache and 16 PCIe lanes. Although the 8700 has a base clock of 3.2 GHz it has an all core boost of 4.3 GHz and a single core boost of 4.6 GHz. These are unusually high clocks for a non-K SKU, Intel have historically clocked their non-K SKUs around 10% lower than the flagship K variants but with Coffee Lake, the 8700 is almost a match for a stock 8700K. Priced at $320, the i7-8700 offers exceptional single, quad and multi-core processing power to the mainstream market but unfortunately a new 300 series chipset will also need to be factored into the purchase. AMD’s comparably priced Ryzen 7 1700X is an 8 core 16 thread processor which is around 20% faster at multi-threaded tasks, but has around 20% slower single and quad core performance so the choice between these two processors is use case dependant but generally favours Intel for most desktop users whose workloads are typically single or dual core bound.  [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 1600 is one of four new Ryzen 5 processors released this month. Based on the AMD Zen architecture, which is comparable to Intel in terms of IPC, the Ryzen 5 1600 has six cores which is more than the vast majority of games are able to use (most games cannot use more than four cores). Ryzen 5 CPUs offer gamers better value for money than the eight core Ryzen 7 models released last month. With six cores the 1600 is approximately 75% better at multi-threaded tasks than Intel's quad core i5 flagship – the similarly priced i5-7600K, the 1600 however, has 25% lower single and 33% lower quad core scores. The 1600 has stock base/boost clock speeds of 3.2/3.6 GHz and its price tag of $219 includes a cooler. Assuming a modest overclock of 10% brings the 1600 within striking range of the 1600X which is the Ryzen 5 flagship. The 1600X sports stock base/boost clocks of 3.6/4.0 GHz but costs $30 more than the 1600 and ships without a cooler included in the box. The Ryzen 5 1600 is the best value for money six core CPU we have seen to date. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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