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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: 159^th / 1442

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 89%

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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		87 %	+4%		84.1 %


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...	2 %	SpiderM 0%, RiftB 12%, TWarTroy 2%, F122 7%, DoomE 1%	Control 3%, CPunk 1%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	3 %	BFV 0%, SotTR 6%, MetroEx 1%, Divis2 6%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	2 %^OC	F118 1%^OC, SotTR 2%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	3 %	Hitm2 2%, F118 3%, GTAV 2%, SotTR 3%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	3 %^OC	Hitm2 1%^OC, FarC5 2%^OC, AotS 12%^OC, WarhDoW3 2%^OC, ProjC2 2%^OC, GTAV 2%^OC, Civ6 9%^OC, FinFant15 2%^OC	WoT 1%^OC, Divis2 1%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	4 %	Hitm2 2%, FarC5 3%, AotS 13%, WarhDoW3 1%, ProjC2 5%, GTAV 4%, Civ6 9%, FinFant15 2%, Divis2 1%	WoT 0%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.3 Pts		76.9 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	141 Pts	+4%	136 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	276 Pts	+5%	264 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	524 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +7%	490 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	922 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +14%	808 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	88.8 Pts	+2%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	+1%	146 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	293 Pts	+2%	287 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	572 Pts	+3%	553 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1034 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +18%	878 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.13 %	0.23 %	Much higher market share. +77%
Value Value For Money	85.6 %	90.8 %	Slightly better value. +6%
User Rating UBM User Rating	67 %	69 %	+3%
Price Price (score)	$295	$210	Cheaper. +29%


Age Newest	57 Months		57 Months
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	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	+3%	3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz	+2%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1506 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +36%	1106 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1401 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +38%	1017 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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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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