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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	105 EFps	+4%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	130 EFps		131 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	124 EFps	+4%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	141 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +8%	131 EFps

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Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 78% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

Poor: 78% Great: 96%

SPEED RANK: 180^th / 1468

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 89%

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1,072,639 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 219^th / 1468

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		87 %	+5%		83.1 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	4 %	BFV 4%, SotTR 4%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 4%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	3 %^OC	F118 3%^OC, SotTR 3%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	5 %	Hitm2 4%, TWarW2 6%, F118 5%, GTAV 5%, SotTR 5%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	5 %^OC	Hitm2 2%^OC, FarC5 5%^OC, AotS 15%^OC, WarhDoW3 4%^OC, ProjC2 5%^OC, GTAV 2%^OC, Civ6 10%^OC, FinFant15 2%^OC, WoT 2%^OC, Divis2 0%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	6 %	Hitm2 5%, FarC5 5%, AotS 14%, WarhDoW3 5%, ProjC2 8%, GTAV 5%, Civ6 13%, FinFant15 4%, WoT 3%, Divis2 1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.3 Pts		76.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	141 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +6%	133 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	276 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +7%	259 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	524 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +8%	483 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	922 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +16%	792 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	88.8 Pts	+1%	87.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	+5%	141 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	293 Pts	+4%	281 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	572 Pts	+5%	546 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,034 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +19%	869 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.19 %	1.12 %	Hugely higher market share. +489%
Value Value For Money	98.1 %	113 %	Better value. +16%
User Rating UBM User Rating	67 %	93 %	Much more popular. +39%
Price Price (score)	$180	$90	Much cheaper. +50%


Age Newest	64 Months		64 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +38%
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	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%	4.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1,506 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +38%	1,091 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,401 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +40%	999 Pts


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

The Ryzen 7 3800X is an 8-core, 16-thread high end desktop Zen 2 processor, built on AMD’s seminal 7nm manufacturing process. It has a boost clock speed of 4.5 GHz, overtaking the previous Zen+ flagship, the Ryzen 7 2700X, by 200 MHz and around 16% in terms of effective speed. The 3800X is available at launch for $399 USD alongside four other new Zen 2 processors, including the similarly specified Ryzen 7 3700X. The main differences between the 3800X and 3700X being an extra 100 MHz of boost clock frequency on the 3800X and extra TDP headroom (105W for the 3800X versus 65W for the 3700X) for a $70 USD premium. The 21% higher release price translates to just a 2% higher effective speed over the 3700X. The 3800X is in direct competition with Intel’s i7-9700K, benchmarks show that, when overclocked, the 3800X is 10% worse for gaming but 30% faster for 64-core processing. The 3800X is also 15% ($50 USD) more expensive than the i7-9700K. Additionally, the 3800X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. Like the other third generation Ryzen processors, the 3800X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 chipset as well as the 400 and 300 series motherboards. At $380 USD, the 3800X offers reasonable value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but 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 masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. ^{[Jun '19 CPUPro]}

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