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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	270 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +37%	197 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +11%	97 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps		134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	125 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +8%	116 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	145 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +29%	112 EFps

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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%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 62%

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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 64% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 320^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 67%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		81.7 %	Faster effective speed. +10%		74 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	89 Pts	Lower memory latency. +16%	76.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	123 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +10%	112 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	245 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +14%	214 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	428 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +11%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	442 Pts		643 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +45%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.6 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +14%	85.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +17%	125 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	290 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +17%	247 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	544 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +14%	479 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	557 Pts		729 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +31%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.04 %		0.17 %	Hugely higher market share. +325%
Value Value For Money	98.8 %	Slightly better value. +6%	93.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %		84 %	Much more popular. +53%
Price Price (score)	$139		$120	Cheaper. +14%


Age Newest	79 Months		72 Months	Slightly more recent. +9%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	91 Watts	+4%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +11%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz		4.2 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	545 Pts		946 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +74%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	445 Pts		828 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +86%


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

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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The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X 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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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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