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AMD100-100000061WOF

2 Cores, @3.06 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 64,291 user samples
4,159 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 46% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 46%
SPEED RANK: 1104th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 96th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
39.6 % 99 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+150%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
66 Pts 81.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+23%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
41.4 Pts 163 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+294%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
78.2 Pts 320 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+309%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
79.2 Pts 626 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+690%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
80.6 Pts 1,157 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,335%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
76.5 Pts 92.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
48.9 Pts 179 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+266%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
97.1 Pts 356 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+267%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
97.1 Pts 694 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+615%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
96.9 Pts 1,318 Pts Insanely faster OC octa-core speed.
+1,260%
Market Share
Based on 69,026,218 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.62 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
43.9 % 105 % Hugely better value.
+138%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 73 % Much more popular.
+43%
Price
Price (score)
$191 Cheaper.
+16%
$227
Age
Newest
129+ Months 48 Months Much more recent.
+63%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
97 Pts 2,290 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+2,261%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
80.6 Pts 2,000 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+2,381%

The CPU I used in 2019, it is pretty good. It can also run Windows 11 with some tweaks. I have seen people installing macOS Monterey on it. [Jul '23 AAVVIronAlex]

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The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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