Real World Speed
Performance profile from 65,735 user samples
5,603 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 55th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
60,132 User Benchmarks
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: 79th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
106 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
99 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.6 Pts +3% 81.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
186 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+14%
163 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
368 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15%
320 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
682 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
626 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1141 Pts 1157 Pts +1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
90.5 Pts 92.3 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
192 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
179 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
379 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
356 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
700 Pts +1% 694 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1211 Pts 1318 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Market Share
Based on 67,709,574 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.74 % Higher market share.
+30%
0.57 %
Value
Value For Money
118 % Better value.
+15%
102 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % More popular.
+25%
72 %
Price
Price (score)
$186 Cheaper.
+25%
$249
Age
Newest
15 Months Much more recent.
+63%
41 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
10 cores 12 cores Higher core count.
+20%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads 24 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+48%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz 4.8 GHz +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1658 Pts 2290 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+38%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1609 Pts 2000 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+24%
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The Raptor Lake Intel i5-13400F ($200 USD, cooler included) paired with a B660/B760 motherboard ($150 USD) and 2x8 GB DDR4 3600 RAM ($50 USD) offers good value for money to mid-range gamers. The 13400F has around 5% higher single-core and 35% higher multi-core performance than its predecessor. Although both processors feature the same Golden Cove p-cores, the 13400F has four additional energy efficient e-cores which account for the improvement in multi-core performance. The 13400F offers comparable gaming and better multi-core performance than AMD's 7600X but at a lower price and without the need for an aftermarket cooler, DDR5 memory and an expensive motherboard. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. [Jan '23 CPUPro]

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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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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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