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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +40%	200 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +13%	97 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +7%	129 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +17%	115 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +23%	108 EFps

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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: 120^th / 1442

Gaming 93%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 77%

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 298^th / 1442

Gaming 76%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 74%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %	Faster effective speed. +23%		75.7 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	11 %	Hitm2 16%, FarC5 25%, TWarW2 15%, SotTR 22%, MetroEx 12%, MESoW 11%, Divis2 5%	StrangeB 0%, ACO 2%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	7 %	BFV 23%, MetroEx 16%	SotTR 4%, Divis2 4%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	9 %	FarC5 29%, BFV 10%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 14%, Sekiro 30%, Wolf2 9%	SotTR 2%, Rage2 3%, ACO 5%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	9 %	FarC5 29%, BFV 10%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 7%, MetroEx 14%, Sekiro 30%, Wolf2 9%	SotTR 2%, Rage2 3%, ACO 5%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	23 %^OC	Hitm2 15%^OC, TWarW2 27%^OC, F118 22%^OC, GTAV 31%^OC, SotTR 19%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	15 %	Hitm2 9%, TWarW2 14%, F118 17%, GTAV 20%, SotTR 14%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	Lower memory latency. +21%	75.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +19%	113 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +22%	219 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +28%	409 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts		708 Pts	+3%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	86.7 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +20%	128 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +20%	254 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +21%	499 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts		911 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +11%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.97 %	Hugely higher market share. +259%	0.27 %
Value Value For Money	109 %	Much better value. +34%	81.7 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	Much more popular. +31%	70 %
Price Price (score)	$155	Cheaper. +26%	$210


Age Newest	66 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%	72 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%	105 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		12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%	4.3 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts		1276 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +50%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts		1096 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +53%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen+
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

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 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video 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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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
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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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