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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Game EFps  
+9%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 287 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+23%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps 109 EFps +4%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 137 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+5%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps 136 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+10%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps 145 EFps +3%
Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 601,003 user samples
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50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 98th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % 96.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
External Data: 1080p 
+13%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		StrangeB 2% 12 % Hitm2 18%, FarC5 26%, TWarW2 20%, SotTR 20%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 6%, MESoW 9%, Divis2 5%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		18 % BFV 21%, SotTR 10%, MetroEx 30%, Divis2 10%
21 May20|Optimum Tech
Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga... 		CSGO 2% 11 % FarC5 25%, OverW 9%, SotTR 14%, RDR2 9%, StarWJFO 17%, R6S 4%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		11 % F119 14%, TWarTKC 9%
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.2 Pts 90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		139 Pts 140 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		276 Pts 279 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		543 Pts 552 Pts +2%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1074 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11% 		964 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.2 Pts 96.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		150 Pts 155 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		297 Pts 309 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts 618 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1146 Pts +2% 1123 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+949%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % 1.88 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,660%
Value
Value For Money 		75.4 % 99.5 % Much better value.
+32%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 92 % Much more popular.
+53%
Price
Price (score) 		$515 $252 Much cheaper.
+51%
Nice To Haves 
+87%
Age
Newest 		53 Months More recent.
+20% 		66 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts 95 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+10%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+159% 		1145 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+173% 		1001 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 96.9%
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The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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