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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.33 GHz, Gulftown.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 704,166 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 303,092 user samples
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8,133 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 292nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
294,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 193rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76 % 84.1 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Average Score 
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19% 		76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		85.5 Pts 136 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+59%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		171 Pts 264 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+54%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		328 Pts 490 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+49%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		515 Pts 808 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+57%
Overclocked Score 
+29%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		104 Pts 146 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+40%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		206 Pts 287 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+39%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		400 Pts 553 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+38%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		629 Pts 878 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+40%
Value & Sentiment 
+276%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.24 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,100%
Value
Value For Money 		90.3 % 90.8 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 70 % Much more popular.
+35%
Price
Price (score) 		$148 Cheaper.
+30% 		$210
Nice To Haves 
+53%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 57 Months Much more recent.
+54%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		770 Pts 1106 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+44%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		628 Pts 1017 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+62%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 76%
Average Bench 84.1%
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Great for the time but now a power hungry, outclassed behemoth, these things are good if you can pick them up cheap with a working board. That's the hard part, the X58 boards these run on are something of legend and command insane prices, especially considering their age and the fact that most have been heavily used. Again, if you can pick one up cheap with a working board consider it, if not then just jump on the Ryzen train.  [Aug '19 boingk]

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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