I7 4790 vs 2600x: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4790

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4790K

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Real World Speed

Performance profile from 559,852 user samples

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436,157 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4. 7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67%

Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 184^th / 1368

123,695 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 60%

Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 279^th / 1368

Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		80 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%		73.6 %

Memory Avg. Memory Latency		88.3 Pts	Lower memory latency. +16%		75.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed		116 Pts	+5%		111 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed		219 Pts	+4%		211 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed		388 Pts	+1%		384 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed		583 Pts			640 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +10%

Memory OC Memory Latency		96.8 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%		87.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed		131 Pts	+5%		125 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed		251 Pts	+2%		247 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed		452 Pts			477 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +6%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed		672 Pts			736 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +10%

Market Share

Based on 56,284,150 CPUs tested.

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)		0.83 %	Hugely higher market share. +277%		0.22 %
Value Value For Money		75.2 %			81.8 %	Slightly better value. +9%
User Rating UBM User Rating		88 %	+4%		85 %
Price Price (score)		$348			$189	Much cheaper. +46%

Age Newest		101 Months			54 Months	Much more recent. +47%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)		88 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +7%		95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores		4 cores			6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads		8 threads			12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process		22 nm			12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +45%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed		4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +11%		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed		4.4 GHz	+5%		4.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed		676 Pts			949 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +40%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed		595 Pts			826 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +39%

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