CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
259 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+11%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
106 EFps +1% 105 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
142 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+9%
130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
134 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+8%
124 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 60,507 user samples
46,609 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 88% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 115th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
13,898 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 77% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
94.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
88.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
76.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
147 Pts +1% 145 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
285 Pts +1% 283 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
544 Pts +2% 535 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
855 Pts 942 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
88.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts 153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
303 Pts 303 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
588 Pts 588 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
913 Pts 1051 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Market Share
Based on 67,694,708 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.79 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,533%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
120 % Much better value.
+51%
79.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % Much more popular.
+64%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$116 Much cheaper.
+71%
$407
Age
Newest
36 Months More recent.
+20%
45+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1120 Pts 1535 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+37%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1049 Pts 1426 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+36%
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The Rocket Lake i5-11400F paired with a B560 motherboard and 3200 RAM ($365 USD) offers unprecedented value for money to gamers. It completely prices AMD's 5000 series out of the market. 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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The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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