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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		284 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +22%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	105 EFps		106 EFps	+1%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	130 EFps		139 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +7%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	124 EFps		139 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +12%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	141 EFps	+1%	139 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 / 1442

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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70,951 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 81% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 128^th / 1442

Gaming 92%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 84%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		87.9 %			92.2 %	+5%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		6 %	BFV 7%, SotTR 6%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 6%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	WatchDL 1%, Civ6 28%, DoomE 3%	4 %	Forza5 2%, AoE4 16%, Bord3 11%, FarC6 7%, BFV 9%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 12%, RDR2 13%, CSGO 6%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	Rage2 1%, Civ6 1%	6 %	FarC5 15%, BFV 6%, SotTR 3%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 10%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 2%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	R6S 3%	9 %	FarC5 17%, OverW 9%, SotTR 16%, RDR2 8%, StarWJFO 9%, CSGO 6%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	ACO 12%	4 %	SotTR 15%, GTAV 1%, RDR2 12%, TWarTKC 4%, F120 5%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		12 %^OC	SotTR 12%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		8 %	Hitm2 3%, SotTR 10%, F119 9%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	Civ6 21%	5 %	Chernob 1%, DExMD 14%, FarC5 10%, StrangeB 0%, FinFant14 4%, Bord3 2%, F119 8%, GTAV 37%, RDR2 1%, GearsT 3%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75 Pts		90.5 Pts	Lower memory latency. +21%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	139 Pts	+1%	137 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	275 Pts	+3%	268 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	539 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +7%	505 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1030 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +25%	825 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.9 Pts		96.6 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +10%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts		149 Pts	+1%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	295 Pts		296 Pts	+0%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	577 Pts	+1%	569 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1128 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +23%	918 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.19 %	0.36 %	Hugely higher market share. +89%
Value Value For Money	79.8 %	111 %	Much better value. +39%
User Rating UBM User Rating	73 %	89 %	More popular. +22%
Price Price (score)	$395	$144	Much cheaper. +64%


Age Newest	57 Months		47 Months	More recent. +18%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	12 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	24 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz		4.1 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz		4.8 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2224 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +93%	1154 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2036 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +96%	1041 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

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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Intel’s tenth gen, six-core i5-10600K is one of the fastest consumer CPUs currently available. Out of the box, its maximum all core frequency is 4.5 GHz, but a simple overclock allows all 12 threads to hit 5.0 GHz. Although a new Z490 (LGA1200) motherboard is required, Intel have indicated that LGA1200 will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The eight-core Ryzen 3700X currently competes in the 10600K’s price bracket. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn but If dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync is not an option, the 3700X can outperform the 10600K in encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU. Meanwhile, the 10600K is better for almost everything else. Currently, the real problem with the 10600K, and much of the Comet Lake line up, is availability. Whilst there was a paper launch in Q2 2020, at the time of writing, the 10600K is still largely unavailable for purchase. In order to achieve better value for money, without compromising on gaming performance, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9600K which is 26% cheaper and offers similar gaming performance. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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