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Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 80% Great: 97%

SPEED RANK: 154^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 58% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 380^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 69%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		87.9 %	Faster effective speed. +24%		71 %


05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		17 %	FarC5 33%, BFV 27%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 30%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 12%, Sekiro 34%, Wolf2 17%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +7%	70.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	139 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +35%	103 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	275 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +36%	202 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	539 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +40%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1030 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +53%	674 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.9 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +10%	79.7 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +28%	116 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	295 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +31%	226 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	577 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +30%	444 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1128 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +39%	813 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.12 %	Hugely higher market share. +500%	0.02 %
Value Value For Money	79.8 %	Slightly better value. +6%	75.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	73 %	+4%	70 %
Price Price (score)	$395		$225	Much cheaper. +43%


Age Newest	57 Months	Much more recent. +33%	85 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	12 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	24 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	16 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +21%	3.8 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2224 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +88%	1183 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2036 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +97%	1032 Pts


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

Early Q3 of 2019 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X isn't due for release until next week but two of our users have already submitted benchmarks. Comparing the quad and single core scores from our samples shows a relative 4.3% boost on the single core score so it’s possible that turbo wasn’t fully engaged (12% turbo boost expected). These preliminary results are seriously impressive as they put Zen’s IPC between 0% and 9% below Intel’s Kaby Lake. Even in the worst case scenario these results are still impressive. Comparing Intel’s $1,000 6900K and the 1700X shows that AMD delivers comparable performance for half the price! A shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as Zen rolls out. If Ryzen CPUs can overclock to 4.6+ GHz they will likely dominate the entire market putting a very welcome end to the monotonous tick-tock of recent years. ^{[Feb '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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