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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	198 EFps	233 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +18%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	96 EFps	107 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +11%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	135 EFps	138 EFps	+2%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	113 EFps	123 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +9%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	115 EFps	130 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +13%

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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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299,482 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 205^th / 1468

Gaming 85%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.3 %			84.8 %	Faster effective speed. +16%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		13 %	Hitm2 21%, FarC5 24%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 16%, SotTR 21%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 14%, MESoW 8%, Divis2 5%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	Rage2 7%, ACO 4%	12 %	FarC5 29%, BFV 15%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 19%, MetroEx 15%, Sekiro 31%, Wolf2 18%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...		21 %	FarC5 30%, OverW 22%, SotTR 15%, RDR2 9%, StarWJFO 28%, CSGO 27%, R6S 13%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.6 Pts		87.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +15%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	108 Pts		117 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts		233 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +11%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	377 Pts		450 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +19%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	621 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +5%	589 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	83.8 Pts	94.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +13%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	123 Pts	+4%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	243 Pts	+5%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	446 Pts	484 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +9%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	676 Pts	685 Pts	+1%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.45 %	1.5 %	Hugely higher market share. +233%
Value Value For Money	92.4 %	118 %	Better value. +27%
User Rating UBM User Rating	77 %	86 %	More popular. +12%
Price Price (score)	$120	$85	Cheaper. +29%


Age Newest	79 Months		69 Months	More recent. +13%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +17%	2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4.1 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	889 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +28%	696 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	800 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +30%	614 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
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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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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