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IntelBX80684I79700K
AMDYD2700BBAFBOX
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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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Effective Speed 
+38%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 96,195 user samples
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58,981 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 3rd / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
37,214 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 86th / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+38% 		71.7 %
Average User Bench 
+28%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		143 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34% 		107 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		283 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36% 		208 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		559 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+39% 		402 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1048 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+40% 		750 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1058 Pts 1126 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+6%
Overclocked Bench 
+23%
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		156 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+30% 		120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		312 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		236 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		623 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+32% 		472 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1201 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+33% 		902 Pts
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1200 Pts 1339 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+5%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.73 % Higher market share.
+22% 		0.6 %
Value
Value For Money 		93.1 % Slightly better value.
+12% 		83.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		151 % Much more popular.
+39% 		109 %
Price
Price (score) 		$350 $162 Much cheaper.
+54%
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		12 Months Much more recent.
+33% 		18 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 12 nm Slightly newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+12% 		3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+20% 		4.1 GHz
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 99.2%
Average Bench 71.7%
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The Ryzen 7 2700 is an 8 core, 16 thread high-end desktop processor featuring AMD’s second generation 12nm Zen+ architecture and Precision Boost 2 technology. It is the second strongest of four new Ryzen CPUs due for imminent release. The second generation Ryzen processors, codenamed Pinnacle Ridge, are both compatible with the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Official specs for the 2700 are yet to be seen, but early benchmarks appear to indicate base and boost clock speeds of 3.2 and 4.1 GHz respectively. This translates to a modest improvement upon the previous generation 1700 which continues to offer fantastic value for money in terms of multi-core performance. The expected retail price of $299 includes a Wraith cooler and costs the same as Intel’s 6 core 12 thread i7-8700. As expected, the 8700 beats the 2700 on single and quad core intensive tasks, but lags slightly for higher core workloads.  [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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