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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	197 EFps		233 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +18%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	97 EFps		101 EFps	+4%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps	+2%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	116 EFps		119 EFps	+3%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	112 EFps		131 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +17%

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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 64% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 320^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 67%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		74 %			84.1 %	Faster effective speed. +14%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 2%	9 %	Hitm2 19%, FarC5 9%, TWarW2 12%, SotTR 17%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 7%, MESoW 4%, Divis2 5%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...		9 %	FarC5 15%, BFV 13%, SotTR 3%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 14%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 7%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 13%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		12 %^OC	Hitm2 15%^OC, FarC5 12%^OC, AotS 9%^OC, WarhDoW3 14%^OC, ProjC2 14%^OC, GTAV 13%^OC, Civ6 13%^OC, FinFant15 3%^OC, WoT 16%^OC, Divis2 8%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		15 %	Hitm2 23%, FarC5 15%, AotS 12%, WarhDoW3 18%, ProjC2 17%, GTAV 16%, Civ6 16%, FinFant15 8%, WoT 18%, Divis2 10%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.4 Pts	76.9 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	112 Pts	136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +21%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	214 Pts	264 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +23%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	386 Pts	490 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +27%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	643 Pts	808 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +26%


Memory OC Memory Latency	85.1 Pts	87.1 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	125 Pts	146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +17%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	247 Pts	287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +16%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	479 Pts	553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +15%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	729 Pts	878 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +20%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.17 %		0.23 %	Much higher market share. +35%
Value Value For Money	93.3 %	+3%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	84 %	More popular. +22%	69 %
Price Price (score)	$120	Much cheaper. +43%	$210


Age Newest	72 Months	57 Months	More recent. +21%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +42%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	946 Pts	1106 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +17%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	828 Pts	1017 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +23%


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

The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X 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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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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