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Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 59% Great: 81%

SPEED RANK: 422^nd / 1441

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 212^th / 1441

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 83%

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Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		69 %			81.8 %	Faster effective speed. +18%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		17 %	Hitm2 23%, FarC5 32%, StrangeB 3%, TWarW2 26%, SotTR 22%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 22%, MESoW 20%, Divis2 5%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	Rage2 1%, ACO 7%	17 %	FarC5 40%, BFV 21%, SotTR 4%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 14%, MetroEx 27%, Sekiro 44%, Wolf2 23%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		27 %	Hitm2 17%, TWarW2 29%, GTAV 35%, SotTR 26%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	70 Pts		84.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +21%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.7 Pts		113 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +17%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	190 Pts		224 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +18%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	366 Pts		434 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +19%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	640 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +13%	564 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	78.8 Pts		94.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +20%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	116 Pts		120 Pts	+3%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	233 Pts		237 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	456 Pts		471 Pts	+3%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	798 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +21%	657 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.07 %		1.1 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,471%
Value Value For Money	76.1 %		101 %	Much better value. +32%
User Rating UBM User Rating	69 %	More popular. +13%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$195		$131	Much cheaper. +33%


Age Newest	85 Months		78 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +7%	2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		4 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +8%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1178 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +75%	675 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	980 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +67%	588 Pts


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

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is the least powerful of three new Ryzen 7 CPUs. The 1700 model has base and turbo clocks of 3.0 and 3.7 GHz respectively. Both of its more expensive siblings, the 1700X and 1800X, have higher clocks but they also have TDPs of 95 watts whereas the 1700 is rated at just 65 watts. Comparing IPC between Ryzen and Kaby Lake shows that Kaby Lake leads by a maximum of 9% which is great news for workstation users as this allows the 1700 to beat Intel's 6850K in multi-core workloads at almost half the price. Although the 1700 has great IPC it's somewhat limited by its relatively low (by Kaby Lake standards) clock speed which holds it back a little in both gaming and desktop workloads. For multi-core workstation use, the Ryzen 7 1700 represents the best value for money we have ever seen. ^{[Mar '17 CPUPro]}

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The i5-8400 is a competitively priced hex-core processor from Intel’s 8th generation of Core processors (Coffee Lake). Along with the release of the unlocked i5-8600K, this is the first time that six-core processors have featured in the i5 line-up. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 is based upon an improved version of Intel’s 14nm architecture which featured in both Skylake and Kaby Lake. Early benchmarks reveal that for average quad core usage (most games employ a maximum of four cores) the i5-8400 performs way above its pay grade. It achieves quad core mixed speeds close to Intel’s outgoing 2017 flagship the $300, quad-core, 8 thread i7-7700k, which to date has been a strong favourite for high-end gaming setups. On paper, the i5-8400 has a base clock of 2.8 GHz (Intel are significantly downplaying the performance of this SKU by giving it a relatively low nominal base clock), an all core boost of 3.8 GHz (this is the effective base clock figure that counts) and a single core boost of 4 GHz. This compares reasonably well to the i5-8600K which has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, all core boost of 4.1 GHz and a single core boost of 4.3 GHz. The i5-8400 also features 9MB of L3 cache and an energy-thrifty TDP of 65W. Priced at under $190, the i5-8400 offers fantastic value for money. Unfortunately, like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 will require a new 300 series motherboard, and at the time of writing, the only available version is Intel’s high-end Z370 which isn't an ideal pairing for the i5-8400. The Z series motherboards are designed to cater for the unlocked and overclockable "K" SKUs. Cheaper 300 series motherboards will be available in 2018 at which time the 8400 will offer even better value for money. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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