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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	198 EFps		251 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +27%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	96 EFps		99 EFps	+3%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	135 EFps	+3%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	113 EFps		113 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	115 EFps		128 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +11%

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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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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: 242^nd / 1442

Gaming 80%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 68%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %			79.7 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%


28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...					9 %	FarC5 9%, BFV 14%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 14%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 9%, Sekiro 19%, Wolf2 17%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...					17 %	FarC5 11%, OverW 24%, SotTR 14%, RDR2 4%, StarWJFO 8%, CSGO 50%, R6S 11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts	77.3 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts	137 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +27%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts	257 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +22%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts	443 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts	662 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +7%


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts	87.6 Pts	+5%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	147 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +25%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	289 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +25%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts	500 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +12%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	748 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +11%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.43 %	Insanely higher market share. +4,200%	0.01 %
Value Value For Money	91.3 %		94.4 %	+3%
User Rating UBM User Rating	76 %	Slightly more popular. +9%	70 %
Price Price (score)	$125	Cheaper. +16%	$150


Age Newest	72 Months		47 Months	Much more recent. +35%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +42%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.8 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +18%	753 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +18%	677 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

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 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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