TESTA A measure of CPU speed geared towards typical users. Intel i9-9900K ≈ 100%.
A single number
The effective CPU speed index approximates performance by distilling hundreds of data points into a single number. It is weighted towards typical consumer tasks.The first few threads
Desktop tasks such as surfing the web with multiple tabs, watching videos and listening to music rarely use more than four threads. Very few of today's popular games benefit from more than four threads. There is not much difference in fps between a stock 4 core i3-9100F and an overclocked 16 thread Ryzen 2700X in fact the 9100F is actually around 8% faster. Gaming fps is primarily influenced by the GPU rather than the CPU.More threads
Higher thread counts are critical for workstation tasks such as cryptography and film production where doubling the number of threads can sometimes half the time spent waiting.Updates
Our indices are based on today’s performance requirements rather than marketing hype.July 2019
We reduced the impact from thread counts higher than eight. The Ryzen 3000 gaming rank changes were net positive: 3900X -2, 3800X +7, 3600X +14, 3600 +13. The 2000 series 32-core Threadripper 2990WX moved from first position to 48th and the 8-core Intel 9900K took the top position in the gaming index up from its previous rank of 7.August 2019
We introduced an octa thread component. This allowed us to fine tune emphasis on workloads between four and eight without 64 thread SKUs dominating the gaming index.Processors FAQ
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2019 Hardware Rankings
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| 1 sec agoAcer Aspire X3200 | Surfboard | 40% |
| 4 secs agoAsus PRIME A320M-K | Yacht | 56% |
| 6 secs agoTUF Gaming FX505GM_FX505GM | Tree trunk | 48% |
| 9 secs agoB450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) | Battleship | 71% |
| 11 secs agoAsrock D1800M | Surfboard | 45% |
| 12 secs agoAsus ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING | Destroyer | 23% |
| 12 secs agoDell Inspiron 7590 | Aircraft carrier | 69% |
| 15 secs agoAsus EX-H110M-V | Destroyer | 73% |
| 25 secs agoGigabyte B450M DS3H | Gunboat | 63% |
| 26 secs agoMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) | Battleship | 94% |
| 27 secs agoAsrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | Speed boat | 39% |
| 39 secs agoAsus STRIX B250H GAMING | UFO | 69% |
| 45 secs agoAsrock FM2A68M-HD+ | Sail boat | 39% |
| 48 secs agoPrecision 5820 Tower X-Serie... | Aircraft carrier | 61% |
| 58 secs agoZ170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) | Battleship | 47% |
| 59 secs agoHP Laptop 14-cm0xxx | Battle cruiser | 75% |
| 1 min agoMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) | Yacht | 75% |
| 1 min agoAsus Z170M-PLUS | Yacht | 26% |
| 1 min agoROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) | UFO | 64% |
| 1 min agoAsus H81M-K | Gunboat | 57% |