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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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Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 87%

SPEED RANK: 251^st / 1442

Gaming 79%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 65%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		95.9 %	Faster effective speed. +21%		78.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84 Pts		88.1 Pts	+5%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	162 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +42%	114 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	315 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +46%	216 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	580 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +53%	378 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	883 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +58%	560 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.8 Pts		96.8 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	172 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +34%	128 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	342 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +38%	248 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	667 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +54%	433 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	989 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +54%	643 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.25 %	Hugely higher market share. +131%	0.54 %
Value Value For Money	114 %	Much better value. +53%	74.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	94 %	Slightly more popular. +7%	88 %
Price Price (score)	$150	Much cheaper. +57%	$348


Age Newest	41 Months	Much more recent. +65%	118 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +26%	88 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +68%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		4 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	+5%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1160 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +77%	654 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1055 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +84%	573 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4600

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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The Intel Core i7-4790K, codenamed Devil's Canyon, is an upgraded 4770K, Intel's current flagship i7. The 4790K features an improved thermal interface which enables it to dissipate heat more efficiently than the 4770K. Comparing the 4770K and 4790K shows that stock performance has improved by 13% which is consistent with the base clock jump from 3.5 GHz to 4.0 GHz. OC performance remains unchanged. Comparing the 4790K and 4790 shows that at stock clocks the 4790K is around 16% faster which considering the small price difference makes the 4790K a far better choice. Previously Intel targeted the unlocked K versions at overclockers but with Devil's Canyon they have included VT-d on the K chip and this time it's squarely aimed at both power users and overclockers alike. Until the release of Broadwell in six months, the 4790K is the high end CPU of choice. ^{[Jul '14 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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