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AMDYD160XBCAEWOF
▲ 50913 ▼

2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 688,288 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Effective Speed 
+38%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 145,197 user samples
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4,757 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 41% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 703rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 326th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		53.5 % 73.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+38%
Average Score 
+100%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		73.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		84.4 Pts 110 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+30%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts 215 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+35%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		161 Pts 400 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+148%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		164 Pts 646 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+294%
Overclocked Score 
+96%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15% 		80.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.2 Pts 120 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts 239 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+28%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		185 Pts 461 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+149%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		185 Pts 725 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+292%
Value & Sentiment 
+72%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		84.3 % 91.8 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 68 % Much more popular.
+36%
Price
Price (score) 		$53 Much cheaper.
+57% 		$125
Nice To Haves 
+174%
Age
Newest 		127 Months 84 Months Much more recent.
+34%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		53 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+44% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		2 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+500%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		186 Pts 917 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+393%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 834 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+409%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 53.5%
Average Bench 73.7%
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The G3420 is a 2013 Haswell based CPU and is part of Intel's value range of Pentium processors which were first released in 2011. The Pentium-G range have very strong single and dual core performance but lag far behind the group leaders in terms of multi-core processing (MCP). MCP is important for tasks such as audio/video encoding, or software development. For regular PC use such as surfing the web, listening to music, watching movies and playing the vast majority of games, MCP is not required. The G3420 currently retails for less than one fifth of the price of a top of the range 4770K but has an effective speed of 81.2 which is just 4% lower than the average of the current group leaders. The vast majority of users will notice no difference even by paying five times more for a top end multi-core processor. The G3420 is my top value CPU pick for 2014.  [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship processor from AMD's latest generation of Ryzen 5 processors which feature the Zen architecture. Following on from last month's release of the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 series is positioned as a less expensive mid-performance alternative to Intel's i5 mainstream offerings. Once again, AMD excels in multi-core technology. Like the Ryzen 5 1600, the 1600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, but has roughly 11% higher clock speeds (out of the box) for a 14% premium. Like all Ryzen CPUs the 1600X is unlocked. The 1600X is the only Ryzen 5 CPU with a TDP of 95W, the 1600, 1500X and 1400 all have 50% lower power consumption of 65W. Due to its high thread count, UserBenchmarks show that at stock clocks the 1600X outperforms the i7-7700k on multi-threaded tasks by 23%, but it lags behind by 23% for single and 14% for quad-core performance. The 1600X is priced keenly at $249 so a more appropriate CPU comparison is the i5-7600k where the 1600X wins on stock multi-core by a whopping 81%. The 1600X does represent great value for workstation users that also game but its $30 cheaper sibling, the 1600 (non x version), which includes a cooler and has great overclocking potential out of the box is arguably the the value king in this segment. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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