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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	107 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +6%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	123 EFps	+3%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	130 EFps		131 EFps	+1%

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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: 185^th / 1442

Gaming 85%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.8 %	+1%		84.1 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	0 %	FarC5 9%, StrangeB 2%, SotTR 1%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 3%		Hitm2 2%, TWarW2 5%, ACO 7%, Divis2 3%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		BFV 6%	9 %	SotTR 18%, MetroEx 6%, Divis2 18%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	0 %	FarC5 8%, Witcher3 2%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 9%, Wolf2 1%		BFV 2%, SotTR 5%, Rage2 8%, Civ6 1%, ACO 9%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		FarC5 2%	6 %	Hitm2 6%, AotS 22%, WarhDoW3 9%, ProjC2 1%, GTAV 4%, Civ6 5%, FinFant15 4%, WoT 6%, Divis2 5%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +14%	76.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	117 Pts		136 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +16%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	233 Pts		264 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +13%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	450 Pts		490 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +9%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	589 Pts		808 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +37%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.4 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts		146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +19%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	243 Pts		287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +18%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts		553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +14%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	685 Pts		878 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +28%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.71 %	Hugely higher market share. +643%	0.23 %
Value Value For Money	112 %	Better value. +23%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	More popular. +25%	69 %
Price Price (score)	$102	Much cheaper. +52%	$210


Age Newest	62 Months		57 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		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz		3.8 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +31%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz		4.4 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	696 Pts		1106 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +59%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	614 Pts		1017 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +66%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
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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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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