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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		318 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +36%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps		108 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +7%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	131 EFps		142 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +8%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	119 EFps		133 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +12%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	131 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +8%	121 EFps

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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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Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 110%

SPEED RANK: 68^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 121%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.1 %			100 %	Faster effective speed. +19%


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...	CPunk 13%	19 %	Control 17%, SpiderM 22%, RiftB 44%, TWarTroy 26%, F122 27%, DoomE 11%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		17 %	BFV 9%, SotTR 19%, MetroEx 20%, Divis2 19%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	WatchDL 0%	20 %	Forza5 9%, AoE4 15%, Bord3 21%, FarC6 11%, BFV 31%, CPunk 6%, EldenR 13%, RDR2 4%, Civ6 81%, CSGO 50%, DoomE 6%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.9 Pts	81 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +5%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	136 Pts	164 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +21%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	264 Pts	326 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +23%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	490 Pts	639 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +30%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	808 Pts	1232 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +52%


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.1 Pts	92.7 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +6%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	146 Pts	180 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +23%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	287 Pts	355 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +24%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	553 Pts	697 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +26%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	878 Pts	1376 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +57%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.15 %		0.23 %	Much higher market share. +53%
Value Value For Money	90.8 %	+1%	89.7 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %	+1%	69 %
Price Price (score)	$210	Much cheaper. +50%	$416


Age Newest	57 Months		41 Months	More recent. +28%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%	105 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		16 cores	Hugely higher core count. +167%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		32 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz		4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +11%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1106 Pts		3063 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +177%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1017 Pts		2633 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +159%


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Zen3
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

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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The 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 5950X is an impressive workhorse. It sits at the top of AMD’s latest Zen 3 based, 5000 series of CPUs and sends a clear message that AMD can beat Intel in terms of raw performance and core count. The 5950X has a boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz, a massive 72 MB cache and a TDP rating of 105W. Despite the “gaming” focus of AMD’s 5000 series launch marketing, the 5950X does not efficiently leverage all its 16 cores in gaming (as demonstrated by similar effective speed scores compared to the 12-core 5900X, 8-core 5800X and 6-core 5600X.) 16 cores are only suitable for professional use cases that have CPU processing needs which cannot be more efficiently met by a GPU or other dedicated hardware. There is no Intel equivalent with this number of cores, and the 5950X’s uniqueness is reflected in its $799 USD price tag, 45% more expensive than the 5900X. Gamers will get far higher FPS per dollar by allocating a higher proportion of their budget towards a better GPU rather than blowing $799 USD on the 5950X. Professional users that plan to use 32 concurrent threads at 100% load will find value in the 5950X. On the other hand, workstation users that rarely exceed 20 concurrent threads at 100% should consider the 10850K for around half the money. ^{[Nov '20 CPUPro]}

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