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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		313 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +34%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	105 EFps		109 EFps	+4%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	130 EFps		138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +6%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	124 EFps		142 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +15%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	141 EFps	+4%	135 EFps

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Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 170^th / 1442

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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107,269 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 106%

SPEED RANK: 74^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 107%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		85.9 %			99.6 %	Faster effective speed. +16%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		16 %	BFV 19%, SotTR 12%, MetroEx 20%, Divis2 12%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...		12 %	Forza5 5%, AoE4 20%, Bord3 17%, FarC6 13%, WatchDL 8%, BFV 18%, CPunk 6%, EldenR 7%, RDR2 11%, Civ6 24%, CSGO 19%, DoomE 3%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		9 %	FarC5 32%, BFV 7%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 7%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 24%, Wolf2 3%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review		9 %	FarC5 32%, BFV 7%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 7%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 24%, Wolf2 3%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...		19 %	FarC5 28%, OverW 11%, SotTR 36%, RDR2 8%, StarWJFO 28%, CSGO 3%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...		20 %	FarC6 18%, FinFant14 18%, GTAV 20%, SotTR 32%, CSGO 17%, R6S 27%, TWarW3 9%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		24 %	SotTR 38%, GTAV 22%, RDR2 20%, TWarTKC 13%, F120 37%, TWarTKB 18%, ACO 20%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		18 %	Hitm2 20%, SotTR 20%, F119 16%, TWarTKC 17%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review		17 %	GTAV 19%, SotTR 34%, RDR2 13%, F120 17%, MetroEx 14%, Divis2 9%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	Civ6 6%	12 %	FarC5 27%, StrangeB 0%, Bord3 8%, GTAV 12%, FinFant15 12%, Chernob 6%, DExMD 12%, FinFant14 10%, F119 23%, RDR2 1%, GearsT 27%, WoT 18%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.2 Pts	91.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +20%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	138 Pts	149 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	270 Pts	295 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	513 Pts	579 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	900 Pts	1100 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +22%


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.6 Pts	97.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	145 Pts	158 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	288 Pts	314 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	562 Pts	623 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1009 Pts	1222 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +21%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.6 %	Much higher market share. +30%	0.46 %
Value Value For Money	93.4 %	Slightly better value. +6%	87.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	89 %	Much more popular. +35%	66 %
Price Price (score)	$205	Much cheaper. +53%	$440


Age Newest	57 Months		47 Months	More recent. +18%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		10 cores	Higher core count. +25%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		20 threads	Higher thread count. +25%
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.7 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz		5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +20%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1479 Pts		2033 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +37%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1358 Pts		1888 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +39%


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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