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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: 110% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 110%

SPEED RANK: 68^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 121%

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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: 170^th / 1442

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		100 %	Faster effective speed. +17%		85.9 %


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...	15 %	Control 19%, SpiderM 20%, RiftB 26%, TWarTroy 23%, F122 19%, DoomE 7%	CPunk 12%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	14 %	BFV 10%, SotTR 13%, MetroEx 20%, Divis2 13%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	16 %	Forza5 6%, AoE4 14%, Bord3 21%, FarC6 6%, BFV 25%, CPunk 6%, EldenR 11%, RDR2 4%, Civ6 52%, CSGO 43%, DoomE 4%	WatchDL 1%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	32 %	FarC6 23%, FinFant14 19%, GTAV 34%, SotTR 49%, CSGO 46%, R6S 43%, TWarW3 10%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	31 %	SotTR 43%, GTAV 37%, RDR2 15%, TWarTKC 28%, F120 50%, TWarTKB 27%, ACO 18%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	19 %	GTAV 27%, SotTR 53%, RDR2 5%, F120 12%, MetroEx 9%, Divis2 6%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	15 %	FarC5 29%, Bord3 9%, GTAV 15%, Civ6 36%, FinFant15 12%, Chernob 7%, DExMD 9%, FinFant14 17%, F119 18%, RDR2 0%, GearsT 22%, WoT 22%	StrangeB 2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	164 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +19%	138 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	326 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +21%	270 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	639 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +25%	513 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1232 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +37%	900 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.7 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	180 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +24%	145 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	355 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +23%	288 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	697 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +24%	562 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1376 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +36%	1009 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.15 %	0.72 %	Hugely higher market share. +380%
Value Value For Money	89.7 %	93.4 %	+4%
User Rating UBM User Rating	69 %	89 %	More popular. +29%
Price Price (score)	$416	$205	Much cheaper. +51%


Age Newest	42 Months	More recent. +26%	57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +38%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	16 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	32 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	16 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +11%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	3063 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +107%	1479 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2633 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +94%	1358 Pts


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

The 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 5950X is an impressive workhorse. It sits at the top of AMD’s latest Zen 3 based, 5000 series of CPUs and sends a clear message that AMD can beat Intel in terms of raw performance and core count. The 5950X has a boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz, a massive 72 MB cache and a TDP rating of 105W. Despite the “gaming” focus of AMD’s 5000 series launch marketing, the 5950X does not efficiently leverage all its 16 cores in gaming (as demonstrated by similar effective speed scores compared to the 12-core 5900X, 8-core 5800X and 6-core 5600X.) 16 cores are only suitable for professional use cases that have CPU processing needs which cannot be more efficiently met by a GPU or other dedicated hardware. There is no Intel equivalent with this number of cores, and the 5950X’s uniqueness is reflected in its $799 USD price tag, 45% more expensive than the 5900X. Gamers will get far higher FPS per dollar by allocating a higher proportion of their budget towards a better GPU rather than blowing $799 USD on the 5950X. Professional users that plan to use 32 concurrent threads at 100% load will find value in the 5950X. On the other hand, workstation users that rarely exceed 20 concurrent threads at 100% should consider the 10850K for around half the money. ^{[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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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