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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 388^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		70.6 %			84.1 %	Faster effective speed. +19%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review			StrangeB 0%		28 %	Hitm2 44%, FarC5 12%, TWarW2 37%, SotTR 34%, ACO 51%, MetroEx 8%, MESoW 2%, Divis2 69%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.8 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%	76.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	106 Pts		136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +28%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts		264 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +26%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	342 Pts		490 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +43%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	359 Pts		808 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +125%


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.4 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	112 Pts		146 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +30%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	224 Pts		287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +28%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	408 Pts		553 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +36%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	419 Pts		878 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +110%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.27 %	Hugely higher market share. +145%	0.11 %
Value Value For Money	91.2 %	+0%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	67 %		70 %	+4%
Price Price (score)	$110	Much cheaper. +48%	$210


Age Newest	78 Months		57 Months	More recent. +27%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +22%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	420 Pts		1106 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +163%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	364 Pts		1017 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +179%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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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