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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +23%	228 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +8%	102 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +14%	118 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps	+2%	131 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 / 1441

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 77%

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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 65% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 240^th / 1441

Gaming 80%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %	Faster effective speed. +17%		79.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +7%	85.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +12%	120 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +17%	229 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +31%	402 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +15%	596 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	+2%	94.7 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +21%	126 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +22%	250 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +36%	444 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +25%	659 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.16 %	Hugely higher market share. +314%	0.28 %
Value Value For Money	109 %	+2%	108 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	+2%	90 %
Price Price (score)	$155		$94	Much cheaper. +39%


Age Newest	65 Months		47 Months	More recent. +28%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
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	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 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	Faster OC 64-core speed. +28%	664 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +17%	611 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q2'20
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz	4.30 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.10 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	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 i3-10100 is Intel’s entry level 10th generation Comet Lake processor and represents the best value for money within the line-up. This quad-core hyper-threaded 65 Watt processor ships with a cooler and is capable of 4.3 GHz single and 4.1 GHz all core boosts. Although the i3-10100 requires a new LGA1200 motherboard, Intel have guaranteed that LGA1200 will be compatible with the next generation of Rocket Lake CPUs, expected later this year. Running at stock (2666 MHz) RAM frequency handicaps performance by as much as 15% so gamers should pair the 10100 with a Z490 motherboard. This will both open an upgrade path to higher tier "K" tier CPUs and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). When paired with an RTX 2060S, the 10100 lags just 13% behind the i9-10900K flagship. The 10100 allows budget gamers to allocate more money towards a better GPU which often results in a stronger overall gaming system. At a retail price of $122 USD, the 10100 competes against AMD’s quad-core Ryzen 3 3300X. Game EFps and effective speed benchmarks show that the 10100’s lower memory latency gives it the edge. In addition, unlike the 3300X, the 10100 also packs integrated graphics with Quick Sync hardware encoding, which alleviates the need for desktop users to purchase a separate GPU. In order to achieve better value for money, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9100F, which, when paired with a 2060S, is 39% cheaper ($75 USD) for comparable gaming performance. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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 $52

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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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