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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps		284 EFps	+1%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	+4%	106 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps		139 EFps	+3%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps		139 EFps	+5%

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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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746,287 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 167^th / 1468

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 80%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +6%		88.4 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	StrangeB 0%, MetroEx 1%	3 %	Hitm2 5%, FarC5 2%, TWarW2 3%, SotTR 3%, ACO 10%, MESoW 1%, Divis2 4%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		8 %	BFV 1%, SotTR 15%, MetroEx 1%, Divis2 15%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1%	2 %	FarC5 3%, BFV 5%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 1%, ACO 10%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1%	2 %	FarC5 3%, BFV 5%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 1%, ACO 10%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	F118 1%, GTAV 5%	3 %	Hitm2 9%, TWarW2 2%, SotTR 11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	+1%	90.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +5%	128 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +8%	249 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%	466 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts		770 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +12%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts		96.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	+3%	148 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	+5%	292 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +8%	558 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts		892 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +9%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.16 %		1.49 %	Higher market share. +28%
Value Value For Money	115 %	Better value. +12%	103 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	More popular. +12%	82 %
Price Price (score)	$130	Cheaper. +19%	$160


Age Newest	73 Months	More recent. +14%	85 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 Watts
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		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz		4.7 GHz	+2%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts		1,147 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +35%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts		971 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +35%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q4'17
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$262.00 - $263.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz	4.70 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C (130W)
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
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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 i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. ^{[Sep '17 CPUPro]}

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