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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	318 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +7%	296 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps		108 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	142 EFps		142 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	133 EFps		143 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +8%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	121 EFps		134 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +11%

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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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 121%

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43,966 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 91% Great: 108%

SPEED RANK: 76^th / 1442

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 92%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		100 %	+1%		99.3 %


20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...		10 %	Forza5 4%, Bord3 8%, BFV 11%, CPunk 3%, EldenR 8%, Civ6 60%, CSGO 41%, DoomE 3%			AoE4 0%, FarC6 6%, WatchDL 7%, RDR2 2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81 Pts		88.4 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +9%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	164 Pts	+1%	162 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	326 Pts	+4%	313 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	639 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +8%	592 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1232 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +30%	945 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.7 Pts		95.4 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	180 Pts	+5%	172 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	355 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +5%	338 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	697 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +5%	661 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1376 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +33%	1034 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.2 %	0.32 %	Much higher market share. +60%
Value Value For Money	89.7 %	112 %	Better value. +24%
User Rating UBM User Rating	69 %	90 %	Much more popular. +30%
Price Price (score)	$416	$181	Much cheaper. +56%


Age Newest	41 Months		36 Months	More recent. +12%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	16 cores	Hugely higher core count. +167%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	32 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.9 GHz	Faster base frequency. +15%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz		4.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	3063 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +144%	1256 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2633 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +126%	1165 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Rocket Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 750

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 i5-11600K is the best value "top tier" CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup. With a simple overclock it offers almost the same levels of performance as the 11900K. Rocket Lake brings higher IPC (early samples indicate +19%) which translates to around a 10% faster Effective Speed than both Intel's 10th Gen and AMD’s 5000 series. Despite Intel’s performance lead, AMD continues to outsell Intel. Given the scale of Intel's operation, it’s inexplicable that their marketing remains so neglected. Little effort is made to counter widespread disinformation such as: “it uses too much electricity” or the classic: “it needs more cores”. Intel’s marketing samples are routinely distributed to reviewers that appear better incentivized to bury Intel's products rather than review them. Not enabling XMP or only testing with BIOS power limits enabled is akin to leaving the handbrake on during a race. Mind-numbing “scientific” and rendering benchmarks are presented as gospel. Different games, mostly unplayed by real users, are cherry picked for each “review”. When it's convenient, canned game benchmarks are chosen such as Ulletical’s CSGO which runs at nearly double the in-game fps. Credible benchmark data, which necessarily includes replicable video footage from popular games, is the exception rather than the rule. At every release, AMD’s marketers coordinate narratives to ensure another feast of blue blubber. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2021, Intel’s Golden Cove is due to offer an additional 20-30% performance increase. At that time, with a net 30-40% performance lead, Intel will probably regain significant market share despite AMD's class-leading marketing. In the meantime, most PC gamers need look no further than the 11400F. ^{[Mar '21 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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