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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	198 EFps		233 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +18%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	96 EFps		105 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +9%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	135 EFps	+4%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	113 EFps		124 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +10%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	115 EFps		141 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +23%

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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: 350^th / 1468

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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635,419 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 191^st / 1468

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %			85.9 %	Faster effective speed. +17%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 0%	14 %	Hitm2 26%, FarC5 15%, TWarW2 25%, SotTR 24%, ACO 11%, MetroEx 12%, MESoW 6%, Divis2 9%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	Rage2 0%	13 %	FarC5 20%, BFV 21%, SotTR 5%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 31%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 9%, Sekiro 22%, Wolf2 17%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...		27 %	FarC5 22%, OverW 26%, SotTR 23%, RDR2 4%, StarWJFO 19%, CSGO 66%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		22 %	Hitm2 24%, TWarW2 16%, GTAV 26%, SotTR 22%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts	+1%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts		138 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +28%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts		270 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +29%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts		513 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +36%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts		900 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +45%


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts	86.6 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	145 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +23%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	288 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +24%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts	562 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +26%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	1,009 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +49%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.47 %		0.75 %	Much higher market share. +60%
Value Value For Money	92.4 %		105 %	Better value. +13%
User Rating UBM User Rating	77 %		89 %	More popular. +16%
Price Price (score)	$120	Cheaper. +12%	$136


Age Newest	79 Months	64 Months	More recent. +19%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +42%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +13%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts	1,479 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +66%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts	1,358 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +70%


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 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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