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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		318 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +36%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	105 EFps		108 EFps	+3%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	130 EFps		142 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +9%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	124 EFps		133 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +7%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	141 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +17%	121 EFps

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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 / 1441

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 87% Great: 108%

SPEED RANK: 79^th / 1441

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 109%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		87.9 %			99 %	Faster effective speed. +13%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		13 %	BFV 4%, SotTR 13%, MetroEx 22%, Divis2 13%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	WatchDL 4%	14 %	Forza5 5%, AoE4 17%, Bord3 22%, FarC6 8%, BFV 26%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 18%, RDR2 4%, Civ6 27%, CSGO 44%, DoomE 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review		5 %	FarC5 19%, BFV 2%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 4%, Sekiro 14%, Wolf2 2%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		23 %	SotTR 37%, GTAV 26%, RDR2 14%, TWarTKC 22%, F120 36%, ACO 5%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...		19 %	Chernob 7%, DExMD 12%, FarC5 29%, StrangeB 1%, FinFant14 19%, Bord3 9%, F119 16%, GTAV 53%, RDR2 4%, GearsT 17%, Civ6 37%
20 Oct22\|Tweakers Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...	RDR2 3%, F122 8%	3 %	FarC6 6%, MetroEx 9%, TWarW3 11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75 Pts	81.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +8%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	139 Pts	163 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +17%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	275 Pts	320 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +16%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	539 Pts	626 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +16%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1030 Pts	1157 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +12%


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.9 Pts	92.3 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +5%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	179 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +21%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	295 Pts	356 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +21%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	577 Pts	694 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +20%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1128 Pts	1318 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +17%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.08 %		0.57 %	Hugely higher market share. +613%
Value Value For Money	79.8 %		102 %	Better value. +28%
User Rating UBM User Rating	73 %	+1%	72 %
Price Price (score)	$395		$249	Much cheaper. +37%


Age Newest	57 Months		41 Months	More recent. +28%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		105 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	12 cores		12 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	24 threads		24 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	+3%	3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz		4.8 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2224 Pts		2290 Pts	+3%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2036 Pts	+2%	2000 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Zen3
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 Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. ^{[Nov '20 CPUPro]}

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