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 and gaming.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 six threads. There is not much difference in fps between a 4 thread i3-9100F and an overclocked 16 thread Ryzen 2700X, in fact, the 9100F is 10% faster. CPU latency has more impact than core count. Gaming performance is primarily influenced by the GPU rather than the CPU.More threads
Higher thread counts are useful for workstation tasks such as cryptography and virtual machine hosting. If dedicated GPU hardware (NVENC/QuickSync) is not an option, streamers and video producers could, suboptimally, use additional CPU cores for encoding. On the 27th of March, 2020 UserBenchmark's six core database server averaged 10,000 queries per second with a CPU load of just under 10%. High data throughput is more sensitive to latency than core count.CPU memory latency
Lower latency results in quicker data retrieval and faster computations. Multi socket server CPUs have much higher latency than single socket CPUs. In a multi socket configuration, data often has to pass through an additional memory controller before arriving at its destination. Desktop architectures also exhibit different latency characteristics. The Zen CPU architecture has significantly higher latency (70 ns) than Skylake (45 ns) which is partly why Skylake delivers superior gaming (fewer frame drops) and higher database throughput despite having comparable processing cores.Updates
Our indices are based on today’s performance requirements rather than "Moar Core" marketing visions.July 2019
We reduced the contribution of thread counts higher than eight. The 32-core AMD 2990WX moved from first position to 48th. Meanwhile the 8-core Intel 9900K moved from 7th to first position.Smear campaign
Within hours of the July 2019 changes, an army of anonymous call center shills, posing as AMD "fans", accused UserBenchmark of impartiality. We are not affiliated with any brands. We act solely in the interest of our users.November 2020 (pending)
During the notable Ryzen 5000 release event, as well as discussing the importance of single core performance and CPU latency, AMD provided benchmarks for 10 games of their choice. The upcoming 5900X averaged 25.7% faster than the 3900XT and 6.8% faster than the Intel 10900K. These figures imply that the 10900K is around 19% faster than the 3900XT. Our effective speed only puts the Intel 10900K 14% ahead of the 3900XT, so according to AMD's own figures, UserBenchmark is overestimating Ryzen 3000 by ≈ 5%. Meanwhile, AMD "fans" continue to smear UserBenchmark via an army of anonymous accounts on reddit, youtube and forums.Processors FAQ
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2020 Hardware Rankings
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| 0 secs agoGigabyte GA-B450M S2H | Aircraft carrier | 83% |
| 1 sec agoStandard Standard | Battle cruiser | 19% |
| 4 secs agoGigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3 | Aircraft carrier | 8% |
| 4 secs agoGA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF | UFO | 77% |
| 4 secs agoEmaxx EMX-A70FM2+iCafe | Jet ski | 46% |
| 5 secs agoMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) | Battleship | 37% |
| 6 secs agoLenovo 82AB | Aircraft carrier | 22% |
| 8 secs agoDell Inspiron 5558 | Gunboat | 50% |
| 10 secs agoOegstone DQ67SW | Battleship | 32% |
| 10 secs agoTUF Gaming FX505DV_FX505DV | Battleship | 52% |
| 10 secs agoAsus P8H61-M LE/BR | Battleship | 51% |
| 13 secs agoAsus PRIME B365M-A | Battleship | 35% |
| 13 secs agoLenovo 82EY | Aircraft carrier | 71% |
| 16 secs agoAcidanthera iMacPro1,1 | Aircraft carrier | 47% |
| 20 secs agoGigabyte GA-X570 GAMING X | Nuclear submarine | 39% |
| 20 secs agoGigabyte GA-X570 AORUS PRO | Tree trunk | 76% |
| 23 secs agoGigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE | Nuclear submarine | 43% |
| 26 secs agoROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) | Tree trunk | 37% |
| 33 secs agoMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) | Battleship | 55% |
| 34 secs agoIntel NUC9i9QNB | Aircraft carrier | 81% |