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2 Cores, @3.16 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+99%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,091,480 user samples
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Best Bench: 48% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 1039th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 219th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.9 % 83.1 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+99%
Average Score 
+337%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		69.5 Pts 76.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		45.2 Pts 133 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+194%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		83.3 Pts 259 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+211%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		85.2 Pts 483 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+467%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		87.5 Pts 792 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+805%
Overclocked Score 
+313%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80 Pts 87.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		51.2 Pts 141 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+175%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		101 Pts 281 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+178%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		101 Pts 546 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+441%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		101 Pts 869 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+760%
Value & Sentiment 
+3,152%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 1.25 % Insanely higher market share.
+12,400%
Value
Value For Money 		54 % 114 % Hugely better value.
+110%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 94 % Much more popular.
+77%
Price
Price (score) 		$110 $90 Cheaper.
+19%
Nice To Haves 
+691%
Age
Newest 		131+ Months 64 Months Much more recent.
+51%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		102 Pts 1091 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+970%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		86.8 Pts 999 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,051%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.9%
Average Bench 83.1%

Beast processor during its time, when single core performance was king, but also software support, starting with Windows itself, was a major factor, it's crazy because all the benches at the time showed the e8500 beating the Phenom II 965 in gaming( the reason I was building a system) at the time, especially when it came to OC. Crazy what the benches are now, if you have Phenom II now with a mobo that works it may be useful (but they aren't very power efficient) but I burnt my mobo out overclocking so the point of what either processor could do 5 much less 10 years later is pretty moot. [Feb '21 qnytech1]

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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