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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +18%	197 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	107 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +10%	97 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	+3%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	123 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +6%	116 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	130 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +16%	112 EFps

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 212^th / 1442

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

142,983 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 64% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 320^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

Battleship

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		81.8 %	Faster effective speed. +10%		74 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		6 %	Hitm2 13%, FarC5 15%, TWarW2 5%, SotTR 13%, MetroEx 8%, MESoW 7%			StrangeB 1%, ACO 4%, Divis2 2%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...		8 %	FarC5 21%, BFV 9%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 10%, MetroEx 13%, Sekiro 25%, Wolf2 14%			SotTR 1%, Rage2 2%, ACO 9%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +11%	76.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	113 Pts	+1%	112 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	224 Pts	+5%	214 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	434 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +12%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	564 Pts		643 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +14%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	85.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	120 Pts		125 Pts	+4%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	237 Pts		247 Pts	+4%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	471 Pts		479 Pts	+2%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	657 Pts		729 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +11%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.85 %	Hugely higher market share. +400%	0.17 %
Value Value For Money	101 %	Slightly better value. +8%	93.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	61 %		84 %	Much more popular. +38%
Price Price (score)	$131		$120	Slightly cheaper. +8%


Age Newest	78 Months		72 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads		12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz		3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +29%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz		4.2 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	675 Pts		946 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +40%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	588 Pts		828 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +41%


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

The i5-8400 is a competitively priced hex-core processor from Intel’s 8th generation of Core processors (Coffee Lake). Along with the release of the unlocked i5-8600K, this is the first time that six-core processors have featured in the i5 line-up. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 is based upon an improved version of Intel’s 14nm architecture which featured in both Skylake and Kaby Lake. Early benchmarks reveal that for average quad core usage (most games employ a maximum of four cores) the i5-8400 performs way above its pay grade. It achieves quad core mixed speeds close to Intel’s outgoing 2017 flagship the $300, quad-core, 8 thread i7-7700k, which to date has been a strong favourite for high-end gaming setups. On paper, the i5-8400 has a base clock of 2.8 GHz (Intel are significantly downplaying the performance of this SKU by giving it a relatively low nominal base clock), an all core boost of 3.8 GHz (this is the effective base clock figure that counts) and a single core boost of 4 GHz. This compares reasonably well to the i5-8600K which has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, all core boost of 4.1 GHz and a single core boost of 4.3 GHz. The i5-8400 also features 9MB of L3 cache and an energy-thrifty TDP of 65W. Priced at under $190, the i5-8400 offers fantastic value for money. Unfortunately, like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 will require a new 300 series motherboard, and at the time of writing, the only available version is Intel’s high-end Z370 which isn't an ideal pairing for the i5-8400. The Z series motherboards are designed to cater for the unlocked and overclockable "K" SKUs. Cheaper 300 series motherboards will be available in 2018 at which time the 8400 will offer even better value for money. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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