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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps	280 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +20%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps	110 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +9%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	131 EFps	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	119 EFps	135 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +13%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	131 EFps	133 EFps	+2%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 201^st / 1442

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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321,194 User Benchmarks

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%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		83.1 %			93.2 %	Faster effective speed. +12%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		ACO 4%	5 %	Hitm2 2%, FarC5 17%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 5%, SotTR 8%, MetroEx 5%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 1%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	3 %	SotTR 14%, Divis2 14%		BFV 15%, MetroEx 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		SotTR 4%, Rage2 5%, ACO 4%	4 %	FarC5 20%, BFV 0%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 20%, Wolf2 2%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...		BFV 0%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 6%, ACO 3%	4 %	FarC5 19%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 20%, Wolf2 2%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...			8 %^OC	SotTR 13%^OC, F119 7%^OC, Divis2 5%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	0 %	F119 3%, Divis2 4%		Hitm2 1%, SotTR 5%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...			15 %^OC	TWarW2 16%^OC, F118 10%^OC, GTAV 19%^OC, SotTR 13%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		Hitm2 2%	4 %	TWarW2 4%, F118 6%, GTAV 8%, SotTR 5%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		AotS 0%^OC	13 %^OC	Hitm2 16%^OC, FarC5 26%^OC, WarhDoW3 15%^OC, ProjC2 21%^OC, GTAV 8%^OC, Civ6 13%^OC, FinFant15 9%^OC, WoT 13%^OC, Divis2 5%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		AotS 15%, Divis2 3%	1 %	Hitm2 1%, FarC5 9%, WarhDoW3 2%, ProjC2 8%, GTAV 3%, Civ6 4%, FinFant15 1%, WoT 2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.3 Pts		91 Pts	Lower memory latency. +19%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	133 Pts		135 Pts	+2%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	259 Pts		268 Pts	+3%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	483 Pts		525 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +9%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	792 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +15%	688 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.5 Pts		96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +10%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	141 Pts		153 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	281 Pts		306 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	546 Pts		604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	869 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +6%	822 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.43 %	Much higher market share. +42%	1.01 %
Value Value For Money	116 %	Slightly better value. +6%	109 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	95 %	+3%	92 %
Price Price (score)	$84	Much cheaper. +46%	$155


Age Newest	57 Months	More recent. +14%	66 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	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	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	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	1091 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +29%	848 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	999 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +39%	717 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but 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 masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. ^{[Jun '19 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 $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 $182	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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