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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps	+4%	270 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	+2%	108 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	+3%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +8%	125 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps		145 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +9%

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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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712,312 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 71% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 188^th / 1442

Gaming 84%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 89%

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Workstation 70%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %	Faster effective speed. +11%		84.2 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	1 %	Hitm2 1%, FarC5 6%, TWarW2 2%, SotTR 5%, MESoW 0%	StrangeB 1%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 0%, Divis2 2%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	9 %	BFV 14%, SotTR 0%, MetroEx 22%, Divis2 0%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	6 %^OC	SotTR 9%^OC, TWarTKC 15%^OC, Divis2 1%^OC	F119 0%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	1 %	Hitm2 3%, SotTR 7%	F119 3%, Divis2 1%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	5 %	Hitm2 0%, TWarW2 1%, F118 10%, GTAV 11%, SotTR 5%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	+2%	89.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +6%	127 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +11%	242 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +23%	426 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +6%	647 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts		96.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +8%	142 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +11%	275 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +25%	482 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +12%	737 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.05 %	Slightly higher market share. +6%	0.99 %
Value Value For Money	109 %	Better value. +26%	86.7 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	More popular. +11%	83 %
Price Price (score)	$155	Much cheaper. +38%	$250


Age Newest	66 Months	More recent. +24%	87 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		91 Watts	+4%
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		4.2 GHz	Faster base frequency. +14%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	+2%	4.5 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +14%	747 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts	Slightly faster 64-core speed. +8%	662 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Kaby Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	HD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q1'17
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$262.00 - $263.00	$339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz	4.50 GHz
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	350.00 MHz
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
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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 Core i7-7700K is Intel’s flagship Kaby Lake based CPU which is reported to have the same IPC as its predecessor, Skylake. Comparing the 7700K and 6700K shows that both average effective speed and peak overclocked speed are up by 7%. Most of the increase in average effective speed is explained by the 5% boost in base clocks from 4.0 to 4.2 GHz. The improved peak lab speed is attributable to a combination of better overclocking capacity and improvements in Intel’s speedshift technology which make the 7700K slightly more responsive. Kaby Lake also has marginally better HD 630 integrated graphics. The i7-7700K is priced similarly to the i7-6700K so for top end gaming and workstation builds, the 7700K is the clear choice for 2017. AMD’s Ryzen will release later this year so things could change at that time. ^{[Jan '17 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
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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