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Watch Comparable Gameplay: 5800X vs 3700X


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

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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: 96^th / 1468

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 109%

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635,419 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 191^st / 1468

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		99 %	Faster effective speed. +15%		85.9 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	13 %	BFV 8%, SotTR 12%, MetroEx 19%, Divis2 12%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	15 %	Forza5 6%, AoE4 14%, Bord3 20%, FarC6 6%, BFV 24%, CPunk 6%, EldenR 10%, RDR2 4%, Civ6 45%, CSGO 42%, DoomE 3%	WatchDL 3%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	5 %	FarC5 22%, BFV 3%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 6%, ACO 1%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 15%, Wolf2 1%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	33 %	FarC6 26%, FinFant14 21%, GTAV 33%, SotTR 49%, CSGO 47%, R6S 44%, TWarW3 11%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	29 %	SotTR 42%, GTAV 32%, RDR2 15%, TWarTKC 23%, F120 48%, TWarTKB 26%, ACO 18%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	18 %	GTAV 27%, SotTR 48%, RDR2 5%, F120 12%, MetroEx 9%, Divis2 6%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	15 %	FarC5 29%, Bord3 8%, GTAV 16%, Civ6 33%, FinFant15 11%, Chernob 7%, DExMD 10%, FinFant14 19%, F119 17%, GearsT 24%, WoT 22%	StrangeB 0%, RDR2 0%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	163 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +18%	138 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	320 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +19%	270 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	626 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +22%	513 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1,157 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +29%	900 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.3 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	179 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +23%	145 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	356 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +24%	288 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	694 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +23%	562 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,318 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +31%	1,009 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.64 %		0.75 %	Higher market share. +17%
Value Value For Money	105 %	+0%	105 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	73 %		89 %	More popular. +22%
Price Price (score)	$227		$136	Much cheaper. +40%


Age Newest	48 Months	More recent. +25%	64 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +38%
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		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.8 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +9%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2,290 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +55%	1,479 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2,000 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +47%	1,358 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

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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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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