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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	310 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +33%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps		105 EFps	+4%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps	+3%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	131 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +6%	124 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	120 EFps		141 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +18%

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Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 83% Great: 107%

SPEED RANK: 107^th / 1442

Gaming 96%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 87%

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197,342 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 80% Great: 97%

SPEED RANK: 154^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		95.9 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%		87.9 %


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...		Control 7%, SpiderM 2%, F122 1%, DoomE 4%	3 %	CPunk 2%, RiftB 5%, TWarTroy 24%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	9 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 11%, MetroEx 8%, Divis2 11%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	7 %	Forza5 5%, AoE4 11%, Bord3 17%, BFV 23%, CPunk 3%, EldenR 14%, RDR2 0%, CSGO 35%		FarC6 0%, WatchDL 12%, Civ6 8%, DoomE 0%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	5 %	FarC5 17%, BFV 2%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 0%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 3%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 2%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	5 %	FarC5 17%, BFV 2%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 0%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 3%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 2%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	18 %	SotTR 34%, GTAV 17%, RDR2 11%, TWarTKC 25%, F120 26%		ACO 4%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	19 %	FarC5 24%, Bord3 8%, GTAV 49%, Civ6 52%, Chernob 8%, DExMD 16%, FinFant14 19%, F119 16%, RDR2 5%, GearsT 11%		StrangeB 1%
20 Oct22\|Tweakers Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...	4 %	RDR2 3%, F122 1%, MetroEx 10%, TWarW3 13%		FarC6 6%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84 Pts	Lower memory latency. +12%	75 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	162 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +17%	139 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	315 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +15%	275 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	580 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +8%	539 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	883 Pts		1030 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +17%


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.8 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%	87.9 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	172 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +16%	148 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	342 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +16%	295 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	667 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +16%	577 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	989 Pts		1128 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +14%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.22 %	Hugely higher market share. +578%	0.18 %
Value Value For Money	114 %	Much better value. +43%	79.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	94 %	More popular. +29%	73 %
Price Price (score)	$149	Much cheaper. +62%	$395


Age Newest	41 Months	More recent. +28%	57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +38%	105 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		12 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		24 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
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		4.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1160 Pts		2224 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +92%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1055 Pts		2036 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +93%


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

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 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. ^{[Jul '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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