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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps	+0%	232 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps		105 EFps	+4%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	131 EFps		137 EFps	+5%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	119 EFps	+2%	117 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	131 EFps	+3%	127 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%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 236^th / 1442

Gaming 80%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 61%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.1 %	+5%		80.1 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.9 Pts		88 Pts	Lower memory latency. +14%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +11%	122 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	264 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +10%	240 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	490 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%	416 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	808 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +91%	423 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.1 Pts		94.6 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +16%	126 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +15%	250 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +16%	476 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	878 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +85%	475 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.15 %	0.31 %	Hugely higher market share. +107%
Value Value For Money	90.8 %	110 %	Better value. +21%
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %	85 %	More popular. +21%
Price Price (score)	$210	$88	Much cheaper. +58%


Age Newest	57 Months	+5%	60 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz	+5%	4.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1106 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +133%	474 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1017 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +138%	427 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
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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Intel’s Core i3-9100F is a quad-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz, 6 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler. Gamers should pair the 9100F with a Z390 motherboard and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds. This will deliver up to a 15% fps boost which is well worth it considering that many Z390 boards are available for around $100 USD (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). The 9100F has great single core performance coupled with a strong memory sub system. This enables it to deliver excellent all round performance, easily holding its own against far pricier CPUs for the majority of use cases. The heavily hyped 12 threaded 6 core Ryzen 3600, paired with a 2060S, barely pulls ahead in any of the top five games. ^{[Oct '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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