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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	318 EFps	+2%	313 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps		109 EFps	+1%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	142 EFps	+3%	138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	133 EFps		142 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +7%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	121 EFps		135 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +12%

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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 / 1442

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 109%

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107,269 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 106%

SPEED RANK: 74^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 107%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		99 %			99.6 %	+1%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...			3 %	BFV 10%, SotTR 0%, MetroEx 0%, Divis2 0%
08 Oct20\|AMD Where Gaming Begins \| AMD Ryzen De...	7 %	AotS 5%, F119 6%, SotTR 6%, TWarTK 1%, CSGO 19%, LoL 21%, Dota2 6%, FarCND 2%, PUBG 5%		BFV 3%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	2 %	Forza5 1%, Bord3 3%, BFV 5%, EldenR 3%, Civ6 17%, CSGO 20%, DoomE 0%		AoE4 6%, FarC6 7%, WatchDL 10%, CPunk 0%, RDR2 7%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review			3 %	FarC5 8%, BFV 3%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 0%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 1%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 7%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 2%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	11 %	FarC6 7%, FinFant14 2%, GTAV 11%, SotTR 13%, CSGO 26%, R6S 14%, TWarW3 1%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		GTAV 4%^OC, TWarTKC 5%^OC	1 %^OC	RDR2 10%^OC, TWarTKB 1%^OC, ACO 4%^OC
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	4 %	SotTR 3%, GTAV 8%, TWarTKC 9%, F120 7%, TWarTKB 7%		RDR2 5%, ACO 1%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review		GTAV 7%^OC, SotTR 12%^OC	0 %^OC	RDR2 8%^OC, F120 4%^OC, MetroEx 5%^OC, Divis2 4%^OC
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review		GTAV 7%, SotTR 11%	0 %	RDR2 8%, F120 4%, MetroEx 4%, Divis2 2%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	3 %	FarC5 2%, Bord3 1%, GTAV 3%, Civ6 40%, Chernob 1%, FinFant14 8%, WoT 4%		StrangeB 0%, FinFant15 1%, DExMD 2%, F119 5%, RDR2 1%, GearsT 2%
05 Nov20\|Linustechtips Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...	9 %	GTAV 6%, SotTR 10%, MSFS20 3%, CSGO 26%, F120 2%
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...	4 %^OC	Hitm2 10%^OC, ProjC3 11%^OC, SotTR 5%^OC, RDR2 8%^OC		FarC5 1%^OC, Bord3 3%^OC, Divis2 0%^OC
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...	13 %	Hitm2 26%, ProjC3 20%, SotTR 20%, RDR2 17%, Divis2 8%		FarC5 0%, Bord3 0%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.1 Pts		91.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +12%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	163 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +9%	149 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	320 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +8%	295 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	626 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +8%	579 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1157 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +5%	1100 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.3 Pts		97.4 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +6%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	179 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +13%	158 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	356 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +13%	314 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	694 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +11%	623 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1318 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +8%	1222 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.55 %	Higher market share. +20%	0.46 %
Value Value For Money	102 %	Better value. +17%	87.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	72 %	Slightly more popular. +9%	66 %
Price Price (score)	$249	Much cheaper. +45%	$449


Age Newest	41 Months	More recent. +13%	47 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	12 cores	Higher core count. +20%	10 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	24 threads	Higher thread count. +20%	20 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.8 GHz		5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2290 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +13%	2033 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2000 Pts	Slightly faster 64-core speed. +6%	1888 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

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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Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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