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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	197 EFps	280 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +42%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	97 EFps	110 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +13%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps	138 EFps	+3%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	116 EFps	135 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +16%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	112 EFps	133 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +19%

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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: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 82% Great: 103%

SPEED RANK: 120^th / 1442

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

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Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		74 %			93.2 %	Faster effective speed. +26%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 1%	13 %	Hitm2 20%, FarC5 27%, TWarW2 15%, SotTR 24%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 11%, MESoW 11%, Divis2 6%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	SotTR 1%, Rage2 3%, ACO 0%	13 %	FarC5 32%, BFV 14%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 19%, MetroEx 14%, Sekiro 35%, Wolf2 15%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		24 %^OC	Hitm2 32%^OC, FarC5 38%^OC, AotS 6%^OC, WarhDoW3 29%^OC, ProjC2 34%^OC, GTAV 22%^OC, Civ6 26%^OC, FinFant15 12%^OC, WoT 27%^OC, Divis2 12%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	AotS 4%	14 %	Hitm2 22%, FarC5 23%, WarhDoW3 16%, ProjC2 23%, GTAV 18%, Civ6 17%, FinFant15 8%, WoT 17%, Divis2 7%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.4 Pts	91 Pts	Lower memory latency. +19%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	112 Pts	135 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +21%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	214 Pts	268 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +25%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	386 Pts	525 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +36%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	643 Pts	688 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +7%


Memory OC Memory Latency	85.1 Pts	96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +13%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	125 Pts	153 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +22%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	247 Pts	306 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +24%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	479 Pts	604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +26%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	729 Pts	822 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +13%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.15 %		0.98 %	Hugely higher market share. +553%
Value Value For Money	93.3 %		109 %	Better value. +17%
User Rating UBM User Rating	84 %		92 %	Slightly more popular. +10%
Price Price (score)	$120	Cheaper. +23%	$155


Age Newest	72 Months		66 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 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	3.6 GHz		3.7 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz		4.6 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	946 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +12%	848 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	828 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +15%	717 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

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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The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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