IntelBX80601950
AMDYD1200BBAEBOX

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.07GHz, Nehalem.
Release date: Q1 2009.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 119,917 user samples
36,389 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 486th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
83,528 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 643rd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
65.9 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
57 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.7 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+34%
64.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
75.5 Pts 90.4 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+20%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
144 Pts 178 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+24%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
248 Pts 281 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
350 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+16%
302 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+27%
75.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
88 Pts 111 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+26%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
170 Pts 219 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+29%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
309 Pts 362 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
417 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+10%
380 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,950,427 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
87.3 % Better value.
+16%
75.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 61 % More popular.
+11%
Price
Price (score)
$100 $100 +0%
Age
Newest
182 Months 82 Months Much more recent.
+55%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
130 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
45 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+69%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.07 GHz 3.1 GHz +1%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.33 GHz 3.4 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
434 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+12%
386 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
356 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+17%
304 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Nehalem Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA1366 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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