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2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.0GHz, Core.
Release date: Q1 2008.

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+113%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 703,959 user samples
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68,540 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 47% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 24% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 24% Great: 47%
SPEED RANK: 1059th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 171st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		40.3 % 85.9 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+113%
Average Score 
+426%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		67.9 Pts 76.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		41.2 Pts 138 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+235%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		73.8 Pts 270 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+266%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		76.9 Pts 513 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+567%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		78.1 Pts 900 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,052%
Overclocked Score 
+372%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		78.9 Pts 86.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		48.1 Pts 145 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+201%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		95.5 Pts 288 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+202%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 562 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+489%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 1009 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+958%
Value & Sentiment 
+895%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.72 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,500%
Value
Value For Money 		55.2 % 93.4 % Much better value.
+69%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 89 % Much more popular.
+68%
Price
Price (score) 		$89 Much cheaper.
+57% 		$205
Nice To Haves 
+485%
Age
Newest 		195 Months 57 Months Much more recent.
+71%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		130 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		2 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+700%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		45 nm 7 nm Hugely newer manufacturing.
+84%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+20%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3 GHz 4.4 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+47%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 1479 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+1,450%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		78 Pts 1358 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,641%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Core Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA775 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 40.3%
Average Bench 85.9%
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