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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +20%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	+5%	105 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +6%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +9%	124 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps		141 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +6%

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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: 138^th / 1468

Gaming 93%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 77%

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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: 191^st / 1468

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%		85.9 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	2 %	FarC5 14%, SotTR 3%, MetroEx 4%, MESoW 6%, Divis2 0%		Hitm2 1%, StrangeB 0%, TWarW2 0%, ACO 4%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		BFV 11%	7 %	SotTR 17%, MetroEx 4%, Divis2 17%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	1 %	FarC5 11%, Witcher3 2%, MetroEx 7%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 1%		BFV 3%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 6%, Civ6 5%, ACO 6%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	2 %	FarC5 13%, Witcher3 2%, MetroEx 7%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 1%		BFV 3%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 4%, Civ6 4%, ACO 3%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		TWarTKC 6%	1 %	Hitm2 2%, SotTR 1%, F119 8%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	10 %^OC	Hitm2 3%^OC, TWarW2 14%^OC, F118 7%^OC, GTAV 16%^OC, SotTR 11%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	1 %	TWarW2 2%, F118 2%, GTAV 3%, SotTR 1%		Hitm2 5%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		FarC5 4%, ProjC2 1%	5 %	Hitm2 3%, AotS 31%, WarhDoW3 2%, GTAV 2%, Civ6 9%, FinFant15 2%, WoT 1%, Divis2 2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	Lower memory latency. +19%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts		138 Pts	+2%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts		270 Pts	+1%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	+2%	513 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts		900 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +31%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6%	145 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	288 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +7%	562 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts		1009 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +23%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.07 %	Much higher market share. +57%	0.68 %
Value Value For Money	116 %	Better value. +15%	101 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	+3%	89 %
Price Price (score)	$126	Cheaper. +18%	$154


Age Newest	72 Months		63 Months	More recent. +12%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
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	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	+5%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts		1479 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +74%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts		1358 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +89%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
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 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 i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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