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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	107 EFps	+2%	105 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +6%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	123 EFps		124 EFps	+1%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	130 EFps		141 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +8%

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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: 186^th / 1441

Gaming 85%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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635,419 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 171^st / 1441

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.8 %			85.9 %	+1%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	FarC5 8%, StrangeB 1%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 2%	1 %	Hitm2 4%, TWarW2 8%, SotTR 2%, ACO 7%, Divis2 4%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	BFV 7%	12 %	SotTR 24%, MetroEx 7%, Divis2 24%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	FarC5 7%, Witcher3 2%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 1%	1 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 5%, Rage2 6%, Civ6 10%, ACO 9%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	FarC5 7%, RDR2 5%, StarWJFO 8%	4 %	OverW 3%, SotTR 7%, CSGO 31%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		10 %	Hitm2 7%, FarC5 1%, AotS 38%, WarhDoW3 10%, ProjC2 5%, GTAV 7%, Civ6 15%, FinFant15 5%, WoT 6%, Divis2 3%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +15%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	117 Pts		138 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +18%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	233 Pts		270 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +16%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	450 Pts		513 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +14%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	589 Pts		900 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +53%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.4 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts		145 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +18%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	243 Pts		288 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +19%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts		562 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +16%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	685 Pts		1009 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +47%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	2.2 %	Hugely higher market share. +249%	0.63 %
Value Value For Money	112 %	Better value. +20%	93.4 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %		89 %	+3%
Price Price (score)	$102	Much cheaper. +50%	$205


Age Newest	62 Months	57 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +24%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	696 Pts	1479 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +112%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	614 Pts	1358 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +121%


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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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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