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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps		107 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +6%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	131 EFps		138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	119 EFps		123 EFps	+3%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	131 EFps	+1%	130 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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

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312,220 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 89% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 212^th / 1442

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.1 %	+3%		81.8 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	3 %	Hitm2 5%, TWarW2 7%, SotTR 3%, ACO 12%, Divis2 7%	FarC5 5%, StrangeB 0%, MetroEx 1%, MESoW 3%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	1 %	BFV 3%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 4%, Civ6 3%, ACO 11%	FarC5 5%, Witcher3 1%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 1%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	6 %	Hitm2 15%, F118 3%, GTAV 4%, SotTR 1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.9 Pts		84.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +10%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +20%	113 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	264 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +18%	224 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	490 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%	434 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	808 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +43%	564 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.1 Pts		94.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +22%	120 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +21%	237 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +17%	471 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	878 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +34%	657 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.12 %		1 %	Hugely higher market share. +733%
Value Value For Money	90.8 %		101 %	Better value. +11%
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %	More popular. +15%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$210		$131	Much cheaper. +38%


Age Newest	57 Months	More recent. +27%	78 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
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	3.8 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +36%	2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%	4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1106 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +64%	675 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1017 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +73%	588 Pts


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

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 i5-8400 is a competitively priced hex-core processor from Intel’s 8th generation of Core processors (Coffee Lake). Along with the release of the unlocked i5-8600K, this is the first time that six-core processors have featured in the i5 line-up. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 is based upon an improved version of Intel’s 14nm architecture which featured in both Skylake and Kaby Lake. Early benchmarks reveal that for average quad core usage (most games employ a maximum of four cores) the i5-8400 performs way above its pay grade. It achieves quad core mixed speeds close to Intel’s outgoing 2017 flagship the $300, quad-core, 8 thread i7-7700k, which to date has been a strong favourite for high-end gaming setups. On paper, the i5-8400 has a base clock of 2.8 GHz (Intel are significantly downplaying the performance of this SKU by giving it a relatively low nominal base clock), an all core boost of 3.8 GHz (this is the effective base clock figure that counts) and a single core boost of 4 GHz. This compares reasonably well to the i5-8600K which has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, all core boost of 4.1 GHz and a single core boost of 4.3 GHz. The i5-8400 also features 9MB of L3 cache and an energy-thrifty TDP of 65W. Priced at under $190, the i5-8400 offers fantastic value for money. Unfortunately, like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 will require a new 300 series motherboard, and at the time of writing, the only available version is Intel’s high-end Z370 which isn't an ideal pairing for the i5-8400. The Z series motherboards are designed to cater for the unlocked and overclockable "K" SKUs. Cheaper 300 series motherboards will be available in 2018 at which time the 8400 will offer even better value for money. ^{[Oct '17 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
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