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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	200 EFps	233 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +16%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	97 EFps	101 EFps	+4%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	129 EFps	131 EFps	+2%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	115 EFps	119 EFps	+3%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	108 EFps	131 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +21%

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 298^th / 1442

Gaming 76%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 74%

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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: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		75.7 %			84.1 %	Faster effective speed. +11%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 1%	7 %	Hitm2 15%, FarC5 8%, TWarW2 12%, SotTR 15%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 7%, MESoW 4%, Divis2 5%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		11 %	BFV 12%, SotTR 7%, MetroEx 19%, Divis2 7%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		6 %	FarC5 12%, BFV 9%, SotTR 3%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 2%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 7%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review		6 %	FarC5 12%, BFV 9%, SotTR 3%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 2%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 7%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	ACO 3%	6 %	FarC5 13%, BFV 9%, SotTR 3%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 3%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 7%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		10 %^OC	F118 12%^OC, GTAV 12%^OC, SotTR 6%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		12 %	Hitm2 13%, F118 11%, GTAV 14%, SotTR 11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75.3 Pts	76.9 Pts	+2%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	113 Pts	136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +20%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	219 Pts	264 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +21%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	409 Pts	490 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +20%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	708 Pts	808 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +14%


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.7 Pts		87.1 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	128 Pts		146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +14%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	254 Pts		287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +13%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	499 Pts		553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	911 Pts	+4%	878 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.25 %	Much higher market share. +67%	0.15 %
Value Value For Money	81.7 %		90.8 %	Better value. +11%
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %		70 %
Price Price (score)	$210		$210


Age Newest	72 Months		57 Months	More recent. +21%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +42%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		3.8 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz		4.4 GHz	+2%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1276 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +15%	1106 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1096 Pts	Slightly faster 64-core speed. +8%	1017 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video production, streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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