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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 / 1441

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 100% Great: 117%

SPEED RANK: 44^th / 1441

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 111%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %			109 %	Much faster effective speed. +48%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts	80 Pts	+4%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts	194 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +80%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts	382 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +82%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts	736 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +95%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts	1223 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +97%


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts	91.1 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	207 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +75%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	416 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +79%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts	813 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +82%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	1367 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +102%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.4 %		0.58 %	Much higher market share. +45%
Value Value For Money	91.3 %		122 %	Much better value. +33%
User Rating UBM User Rating	76 %		98 %	More popular. +29%
Price Price (score)	$125	Much cheaper. +32%	$184


Age Newest	71 Months		29 Months	Much more recent. +59%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		10 cores	Much higher core count. +67%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm		10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +17%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.7 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +9%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +26%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts		1926 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +117%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts		1743 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +118%


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Alder Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 770

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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Intel’s latest 10-core i5-12600K Alder Lake desktop processor offers an impressive 50% 64-core performance improvement over it's predecessor. The 12600K combines six hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores with clock speeds up to 4.9 GHz and four energy efficient Gracemont E-cores for a total of 16 threads. Alder Lake CPUs have a new LGA 1700 socket which requires new cooler brackets and a new Z690 motherboard. Z690 brings several new features including PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. Most Z690 boards will ship in both DDR4 and DDR5 variants. DDR4 is likely the better option, at least until DDR5 prices settle. With an MRSP of just $290 USD, the 12600K is both cheaper and faster than the competition in both single and, notably, multi-core performance. As a result, even AMD's prolific marketing infrastructure (youtube, reddit, forums etc.) will struggle to drive sales, at least until Zen 4 launches (est. late 2022). In the meantime, Intel's i5-12600K is the obvious choice for consumers that do not wish to pay over the odds for almost unparalleled performance in the majority of workloads including gaming. That said, gamers that already own a K series CPU from the 8th gen. or higher will see limited gains in the majority of titles when paired with a 3060 (or lower) tier GPU. In some cases (e.g. PUBG or Overwatch) gamers will see fewer frame drops by disabling the E-Cores all together. If recent history is a guide, stock levels at MSRP are likely to deplete rapidly. ^{[Nov '21 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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