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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: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 205^th / 1468

Gaming 85%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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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: 340^th / 1468

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 67%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.8 %	Faster effective speed. +15%		74 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	9 %	Hitm2 16%, FarC5 20%, StrangeB 0%, TWarW2 7%, SotTR 18%, ACO 1%, MetroEx 9%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 2%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	9 %	FarC5 25%, BFV 11%, Witcher3 4%, Civ6 12%, MetroEx 13%, Sekiro 27%, Wolf2 14%	SotTR 2%, Rage2 6%, ACO 7%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	9 %	Hitm2 17%, FarC5 17%, WarhDoW3 8%, ProjC2 16%, GTAV 12%, Civ6 11%, FinFant15 4%, WoT 11%, Divis2 5%	AotS 9%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +15%	76.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	117 Pts	+4%	112 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	233 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +9%	214 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	450 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +17%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	589 Pts		643 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +9%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	85.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts		125 Pts	+2%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	243 Pts		247 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts	+1%	479 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	685 Pts		729 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +6%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.42 %	Hugely higher market share. +735%	0.17 %
Value Value For Money	118 %	Much better value. +41%	84.1 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	+2%	84 %
Price Price (score)	$83	Much cheaper. +53%	$175


Age Newest	69 Months	More recent. +12%	78 Months
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	2.9 GHz		3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +24%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz		4.2 GHz	+2%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	696 Pts		946 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +36%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	614 Pts		828 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +35%


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

Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 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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