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AMD100-100000514WOF
▲ 704,224 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 611,039 ▼

16 Cores, 32 Threads @4.5GHz, Zen4.
Release date: Q3 2022.

Effective Speed 
+36%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 296,384 user samples
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294,959 User Benchmarks
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: 213th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
1,425 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 124% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 104% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 104% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 42nd / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.1 % 114 % Much faster effective speed.
+36%
External Data: 1080p 
+28%
20 Oct22|HardwareLUXX
The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:... 		25 % Control 21%, SpiderM 3%, CPunk 7%, RiftB 54%, TWarTroy 41%, F122 35%, DoomE 13%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		RDR2 0% 31 % Forza5 12%, AoE4 29%, Bord3 38%, FarC6 37%, WatchDL 11%, BFV 45%, CPunk 5%, EldenR 16%, Civ6 99%, CSGO 81%, DoomE 5%
Average Score 
+54%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.9 Pts 78.4 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		136 Pts 211 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+55%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts 410 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+55%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		490 Pts 802 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+64%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		808 Pts 1,563 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+93%
Overclocked Score 
+51%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts 91.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		146 Pts 222 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+52%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		287 Pts 438 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+53%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		553 Pts 850 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+54%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		878 Pts 1,687 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+92%
Value & Sentiment 
+52%
Market Share
Based on 68,969,302 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.26 % Hugely higher market share.
+136% 		0.11 %
Value
Value For Money 		93.3 % 98.4 % Slightly better value.
+5%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		70 % More popular.
+15% 		61 %
Price
Price (score) 		$190 Much cheaper.
+60% 		$480
Nice To Haves 
+105%
Age
Newest 		64 Months 25 Months Much more recent.
+61%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+44% 		170 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 5 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz 4.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+18%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 5.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,106 Pts 3,947 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+257%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,017 Pts 3,657 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+260%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen4
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM5
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None RDNA2
Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.1%
Average Bench 114%

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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Within minutes of the first, pre-release, 7000 series userbenchmark results, AMD’s marketers broadcast a 20% win over the 12900K via thousands of anonymous twitter, reddit, forum and youtube accounts. Buying new AMD products is like buying used cars: it takes time, experience and a taste for sales hype. It’s difficult for consumers to make rational choices while AMD completely dominates “sponsored news” and social media channels. Ten years ago, when AMD was the underdog, this type of marketing was understandable. Today, with a capitalization of $150 Billion USD, it’s disrespectful to AMD's own users. Even with Intel's marketing department asleep at the wheel, Ryzen will quickly end up in the same state as Radeon. Following a series of overhyped releases, consumers have little interest in the Radeon brand. The combined market share for all of AMD’s (discrete) Radeon RX 5000 and 6000 GPUs (Steam stats) is just 2%. Although the new 7000 series Zen4 CPUs are actually around 15% faster than their predecessors, they have hefty cooling requirements (TDP +60% vs 5000 series), 30 second BIOS post times, expensive DDR5 RAM requirements and only work with expensive motherboards. Despite the 7000 series struggling to match Intel’s outgoing 12th gen, AMD market it as a “future proof” platform! They want users to pay a premium for last gen performance in exchange for the shallow promise of upgrades in the future. Over the next few days, Intel’s 13th gen (Raptor Lake) will launch. Shoppers will do well to wait until then. Despite AMD’s Neanderthal marketing techniques, it’s hard not to admire their technical progress. AMD-Raptor4 and Intel-Zen13 would be better fitting product names. [Sep '22 CPUPro]

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