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IntelBX80684I59600K
AMD100-100000031BOX
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Game EFps  
+10%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+20% 		233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+9% 		101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+5% 		131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+13% 		119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps +2% 131 EFps
Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,393,833 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: 103rd / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 181st / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		83.1 %
External Data: 1080p 
+5%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		5 % Hitm2 2%, FarC5 17%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 5%, SotTR 8%, MetroEx 5%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 1% ACO 4%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		BFV 15%, MetroEx 1% 3 % SotTR 14%, Divis2 14%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		4 % FarC5 20%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 20%, Wolf2 2% BFV 0%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 5%, ACO 4%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		4 % FarC5 19%, Witcher3 2%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 20%, Wolf2 2% BFV 0%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 6%, ACO 3%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		8 % OC SotTR 13% OC, F119 7% OC, Divis2 5% OC
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		Hitm2 1%, SotTR 5% 0 % F119 3%, Divis2 4%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		15 % OC TWarW2 16% OC, F118 10% OC, GTAV 19% OC, SotTR 13% OC
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		4 % TWarW2 4%, F118 6%, GTAV 8%, SotTR 5% Hitm2 2%
20 Oct20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar... 		13 % OC Hitm2 16% OC, FarC5 26% OC, WarhDoW3 15% OC, ProjC2 21% OC, GTAV 8% OC, Civ6 13% OC, FinFant15 9% OC, WoT 13% OC, Divis2 5% OC AotS 0% OC
20 Oct20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar... 		1 % Hitm2 1%, FarC5 9%, WarhDoW3 2%, ProjC2 8%, GTAV 3%, Civ6 4%, FinFant15 1%, WoT 2% AotS 15%, Divis2 3%
Average Score 
+4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19% 		76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts +2% 133 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts +3% 259 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9% 		483 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts 792 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15%
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9% 		141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		281 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11% 		546 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts 869 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+6%
Value & Sentiment 
+8%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.9 % 1.08 % Higher market share.
+20%
Value
Value For Money 		117 % Slightly better value.
+7% 		110 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		93 % 94 % +1%
Price
Price (score) 		$120 $100 Cheaper.
+17%
Nice To Haves 
+28%
Age
Newest 		59 Months 50 Months More recent.
+15%
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 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+10% 		4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts 1091 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+29%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts 999 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 83.1%
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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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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but 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 masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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