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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	198 EFps		270 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +36%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	96 EFps		108 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +12%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	135 EFps	+1%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	113 EFps		125 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +11%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	115 EFps		145 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +26%

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Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 81%

SPEED RANK: 331^st / 1442

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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23,493 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 93% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)

Poor: 68% Great: 93%

SPEED RANK: 214^th / 1442

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 62%

Destroyer


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %			81.7 %	Faster effective speed. +11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts		89 Pts	Lower memory latency. +16%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts		123 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +14%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts		245 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +17%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts		428 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +14%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +40%	442 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts		96.6 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +15%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts		146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +24%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts		290 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +25%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts		544 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +22%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +21%	557 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.48 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,100%	0.04 %
Value Value For Money	86.1 %		98.8 %	Better value. +15%
User Rating UBM User Rating	76 %	Much more popular. +38%	55 %
Price Price (score)	$155		$139	Cheaper. +10%


Age Newest	72 Months	Slightly more recent. +9%	79 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +29%	91 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +18%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4 GHz	+3%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +63%	545 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +80%	445 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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The quad core i3-8350K hails from Intel’s most recent (and as yet unreleased) generation of Coffee Lake processors. It has a stock clock of 4.0 GHz, 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The 8350K is the first i3 processor to feature four cores (previous generations of i3s had two cores and four threads). With this eighth generation of processors, Intel has introduced a step change in their nomenclature which witnesses the old quad core i5s become the new quad core i3s. Our benchmarks show a 25% increase in effective speed between generations of i3 8350K vs 7350K and near equivalence between the outgoing i5-7600K and the new i3-8350K. Although the price points of Coffee Lake are not yet known, if Intel keep them roughly in line with the previous generations (i3 ~= $140) this will represent the best improvement in value for money since Sandy Bridge as the 8350K at $140 would be 34.8% cheaper than a 7600K at $215. Cynics among us will see this as an effort to fend off competition from AMD’s new multi-core Ryzen processors. It appears Intel may have been successful with this move as early benchmarks from the 8350K suggest that it beats the more expensive 8 core Ryzen 7 1700 in single and quad core performance by 25%. The 8350K is a great choice for gaming builds, but the budget will also need to factor in a complementary motherboard based on the new 300 series chipset. Expect the quad core i3-8100 which is the 8350K’s little sister featuring a base clock of 3.6 GHz, to follow shortly. ^{[Aug '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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