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IntelBX80684I59600K
AMDYD2600BBAFBOX
▲ 9229,919 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+19%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+41% 		198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+15% 		96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps +2% 135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+19% 		113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+16% 		115 EFps
Effective Speed 
+27%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 500,782 user samples
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321,194 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 120th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % Faster effective speed.
+27% 		73.3 %
External Data: 1080p 
+18%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		17 % Hitm2 25%, FarC5 31%, TWarW2 24%, SotTR 28%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 16%, MESoW 12%, Divis2 9% StrangeB 0%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		16 % FarC5 36%, BFV 18%, SotTR 1%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 26%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 16%, Sekiro 38%, Wolf2 19% Rage2 4%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		22 % Hitm2 18%, TWarW2 18%, GTAV 30%, SotTR 24%
Average Score 
+24%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19% 		76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25% 		108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+28% 		210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+39% 		377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11% 		621 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+27%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15% 		83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+30% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+35% 		446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22% 		676 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+39%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.99 % Hugely higher market share.
+106% 		0.48 %
Value
Value For Money 		109 % Better value.
+27% 		86.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % More popular.
+21% 		76 %
Price
Price (score) 		$155 $155
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		66 Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
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 		3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts 889 Pts +5%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts 800 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+12%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 73.3%
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The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 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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