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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		287 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +23%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	107 EFps		109 EFps	+2%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	+1%	137 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	123 EFps		136 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +11%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	130 EFps		145 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +12%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 82% Great: 105%

SPEED RANK: 98^th / 1442

Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 97%

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Workstation 89%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.8 %			96.9 %	Faster effective speed. +14%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 1%	12 %	Hitm2 21%, FarC5 13%, TWarW2 18%, SotTR 25%, ACO 15%, MetroEx 1%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 10%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		21 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 35%, MetroEx 11%, Divis2 35%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	MetroEx 0%	6 %	FarC5 9%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 9%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 13%, ACO 19%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 0%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...		14 %	FarC5 16%, OverW 14%, SotTR 31%, RDR2 2%, StarWJFO 16%, CSGO 19%, R6S 4%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		15 %	Hitm2 16%, FarC5 14%, AotS 22%, WarhDoW3 18%, ProjC2 16%, GTAV 10%, Civ6 19%, FinFant15 10%, WoT 13%, Divis2 10%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	90.9 Pts	+4%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	117 Pts	140 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +20%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	233 Pts	279 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +20%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	450 Pts	552 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +23%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	589 Pts	964 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +64%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.4 Pts	96.6 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts	155 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +26%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	243 Pts	309 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +27%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts	618 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +28%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	685 Pts	1123 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +64%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	2.16 %		2.23 %	+3%
Value Value For Money	112 %	Better value. +12%	99.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %		92 %	Slightly more popular. +7%
Price Price (score)	$102	Much cheaper. +59%	$249


Age Newest	62 Months	Slightly more recent. +6%	66 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads		8 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz		3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +24%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz		4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +20%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	696 Pts		1145 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +65%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	614 Pts		1001 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +63%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'19	Q4'18
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	12 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.10 GHz	4.90 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	64 GB
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	No	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	No	Yes
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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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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. ^{[Oct '18 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 $46

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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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