CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
233 EFps 310 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+33%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
105 EFps +4% 101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
130 EFps 134 EFps +3%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
124 EFps 131 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+6%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
141 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+18%
120 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 397,318 user samples
13,898 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 77% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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383,420 User Benchmarks
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: 107th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 96%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
88.1 % 95.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
5 % BFV 7%, SotTR 4%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 4%
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review
5 % FarC5 19%, BFV 4%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 0%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 6%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 2%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review
5 % FarC5 19%, BFV 4%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 0%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 6%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 2%
05 Nov20|Linustechtips
Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...
24 % GTAV 9%, SotTR 26%, MSFS20 25%, CSGO 38%, F120 24%
26 Dec20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...
25 % Hitm2 24%, FarC5 24%, Bord3 6%, ProjC3 49%, SotTR 33%, RDR2 24%, Divis2 18%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.4 Pts 84 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
145 Pts 162 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
283 Pts 315 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
535 Pts 580 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
942 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
883 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.9 Pts 93.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts 172 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
303 Pts 342 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
588 Pts 667 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1051 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+6%
989 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,709,837 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.98 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,860%
Value
Value For Money
79.5 % 113 % Much better value.
+42%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 94 % Much more popular.
+71%
Price
Price (score)
$404 $153 Much cheaper.
+62%
Age
Newest
45+ Months 41 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1535 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32%
1160 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1426 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
1055 Pts
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The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

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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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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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