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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps		313 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +12%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	+1%	109 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps		142 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +5%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps		135 EFps	+2%

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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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107,269 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 106%

SPEED RANK: 91^st / 1468

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 107%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %			99.6 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +7%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	24 %	BFV 7%, SotTR 32%, MetroEx 24%, Divis2 32%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	8 %	FarC5 18%, BFV 10%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 8%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 12%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 10%, Wolf2 2%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	10 %^OC	SotTR 11%^OC, F119 18%^OC, TWarTKC 6%^OC, Divis2 5%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	19 %	Hitm2 22%, SotTR 21%, F119 25%, TWarTKC 11%, Divis2 14%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	91.1 Pts	+0%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	149 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +10%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	295 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +10%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	579 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +10%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts	1,100 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +60%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	97.4 Pts	+1%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	158 Pts	+3%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	314 Pts	+3%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	623 Pts	+3%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts	1,222 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +49%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.2 %	Hugely higher market share. +167%	0.45 %
Value Value For Money	115 %	Much better value. +32%	87.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	91 %	Much more popular. +38%	66 %
Price Price (score)	$130	Much cheaper. +71%	$450


Age Newest	72 Months		54 Months	More recent. +25%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	More energy efficient. +24%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		10 cores	Much higher core count. +67%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads		20 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +233%
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		5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +15%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts		2,033 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +140%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts		1,888 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +163%


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	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz	5.30 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
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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Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $129
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