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

Game EFps  
+7%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		310 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+33% 		233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		101 EFps 101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		134 EFps +2% 131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		131 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+10% 		119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		120 EFps 131 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+9%
Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 454,138 user samples
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159,179 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 84% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 88th / 1406
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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: 165th / 1406
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		96 % Faster effective speed.
+14% 		84.1 %
External Data: 1080p 
+8%
20 Oct22|HardwareLUXX
The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:... 		3 % Control 2%, SpiderM 5%, RiftB 7%, F122 9%, DoomE 10% CPunk 4%, TWarTroy 9%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		12 % BFV 9%, SotTR 17%, MetroEx 6%, Divis2 17%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		11 % Forza5 9%, AoE4 9%, Bord3 15%, FarC6 2%, BFV 26%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 8%, Civ6 27%, CSGO 38%, DoomE 5% WatchDL 11%, RDR2 0%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		7 % FarC5 23%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 17%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 3% ACO 0%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		7 % FarC5 23%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 17%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 3% ACO 0%
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10% 		76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		162 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19% 		136 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		316 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20% 		264 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		577 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18% 		490 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		881 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9% 		808 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+16%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8% 		87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		173 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18% 		146 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		343 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20% 		287 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		650 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18% 		553 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1002 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14% 		878 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+113%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+368% 		0.22 %
Value
Value For Money 		113 % Better value.
+24% 		90.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		94 % Much more popular.
+34% 		70 %
Price
Price (score) 		$154 Cheaper.
+27% 		$210
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		30 Months Much more recent.
+35% 		46 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 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz +5% 4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1176 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+6% 		1106 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1057 Pts +4% 1017 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen3 Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 96%
Average Bench 84.1%
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The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the price. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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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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