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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
310 EFps 318 EFps +3%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
101 EFps 108 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+7%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps 142 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+6%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
131 EFps 133 EFps +2%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
120 EFps 121 EFps +1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 443,552 user samples
383,420 User Benchmarks
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: 124th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 96th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
95.9 % 99 % +3%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
BFV 1% 4 % SotTR 1%, MetroEx 13%, Divis2 1%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...
7 % Forza5 0%, AoE4 5%, Bord3 4%, FarC6 8%, WatchDL 9%, BFV 3%, CPunk 1%, EldenR 3%, RDR2 4%, Civ6 36%, CSGO 7%, DoomE 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review
Civ6 1%, MetroEx 1%, Wolf2 1% 0 % FarC5 2%, BFV 0%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 0%, ACO 0%, Sekiro 0%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...
FinFant14 1% 6 % GTAV 9%, SotTR 9%, CSGO 7%, R6S 9%, TWarW3 1%
06 Nov20|Gamers Nexus
Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...
2 % OC RDR2 2% OC, TWarTKC 10% OC, TWarTKB 7% OC GTAV 3% OC, ACO 6% OC
06 Nov20|Gamers Nexus
Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...
TWarTKC 3% 4 % SotTR 3%, GTAV 7%, RDR2 3%, F120 7%, TWarTKB 2%, ACO 9%
07 Dec20|KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review
4 % OC GTAV 9% OC, SotTR 13% OC, RDR2 2% OC, F120 1% OC, MetroEx 1% OC, Divis2 1% OC
07 Dec20|KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review
4 % GTAV 8%, SotTR 12%, RDR2 2%, F120 0%, MetroEx 0%, Divis2 1%
05 Nov20|Anandtech
AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...
0 % Civ6 11%, Chernob 0%, DExMD 4%, RDR2 1%, WoT 1% FarC5 4%, StrangeB 1%, Bord3 1%, GTAV 3%, FinFant15 2%, FinFant14 0%, F119 0%, GearsT 6%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...
1 % RDR2 6%, F122 9%, MetroEx 1%, TWarW3 2% FarC6 13%
05 Nov20|Linustechtips
Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...
MSFS20 3% 2 % GTAV 6%, SotTR 3%, CSGO 3%, F120 2%
26 Dec20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...
3 % OC Hitm2 6% OC, FarC5 4% OC, Bord3 1% OC, ProjC3 1% OC, SotTR 7% OC, RDR2 3% OC, Divis2 0% OC
26 Dec20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...
ProjC3 0% 3 % Hitm2 9%, FarC5 1%, Bord3 1%, SotTR 8%, RDR2 3%, Divis2 1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84 Pts +4% 81.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
162 Pts 163 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
315 Pts 320 Pts +2%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
580 Pts 626 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
883 Pts 1157 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.8 Pts +2% 92.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
172 Pts 179 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
342 Pts 356 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts 694 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
989 Pts 1318 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+33%
Market Share
Based on 68,928,735 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.23 % Hugely higher market share.
+89%
0.65 %
Value
Value For Money
122 % Better value.
+21%
101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
95 % Much more popular.
+30%
73 %
Price
Price (score)
$115 Much cheaper.
+56%
$261
Age
Newest
48 Months 48 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 3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz 4.8 GHz +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1160 Pts 2290 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+97%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1055 Pts 2000 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+90%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen3 Zen3
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 MSRP. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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