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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q2 2020.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
251 EFps 310 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+24%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
99 EFps 101 EFps +2%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
131 EFps 134 EFps +2%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
113 EFps 131 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+16%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
128 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+7%
120 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 398,713 user samples
15,293 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 262nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 123rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
79.7 % 95.9 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review
10 % FarC5 29%, BFV 12%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 24%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 18%, Wolf2 3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.3 Pts 84 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
137 Pts 162 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
257 Pts 315 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
443 Pts 580 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
662 Pts 883 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+33%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.6 Pts 93.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
147 Pts 172 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
289 Pts 342 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
500 Pts 667 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+33%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
748 Pts 989 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+32%
Market Share
Based on 69,051,733 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 1.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+10,400%
Value
Value For Money
96.1 % 125 % Much better value.
+30%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
70 % 94 % Much more popular.
+34%
Price
Price (score)
$141 $105 Cheaper.
+26%
Age
Newest
54 Months 48 Months More recent.
+11%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 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
7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz +3% 3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz 4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
753 Pts 1,160 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+54%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
677 Pts 1,055 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+56%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen2 Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

The 3300X is a 4-core Ryzen CPU. Priced at just $120 USD, it offers far better value to gamers than all the previous Ryzen CPUs. This is great news for potential buyers, but bad luck for gamers that recently spent nearly three times more on the 8-core 3700X. The reduction from eight to four cores results in more efficient caching and higher boost clocks. AMD’s marketing has abruptly broken from the firmly established “moar cores” mantra to a conveniently realistic: four cores are actually okay. Shifting goalposts this quickly reveals an unhealthy focus on first time buyers and a brazen disregard for existing customers. Sales tactics aside, unfortunately the 3300X remains constrained by architectural latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Comparing an overclocked 3300X pegged at 4425 MHz to a stock Intel Core i3-10100 running at 4100 MHz shows that the i3-10100 delivers better gaming performance in four out of five games. The 10100 also includes an iGPU with QuickSync hardware encoding. Since additional cores make little difference to gamers, there are no significant upgrades beyond the 3300X in the Ryzen product stack. In order to achieve better gaming performance, it is necessary to upgrade to a higher tier Intel CPU. Despite the barrage of anonymous hearsay pushed on social media, users will be hard pressed to find actual use cases that favor the 3300X over the i3-10100, especially when the 10100 is not handicapped by 2666 MHz RAM. Gamers are bottlenecked by the Ryzen architecture and desktop users need integrated graphics. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the MSRP. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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