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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	280 EFps		298 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +6%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	110 EFps	+2%	108 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	135 EFps		137 EFps	+1%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	133 EFps		149 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +12%

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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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354,223 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 105^th / 1468

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		93.2 %			97.9 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +5%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	MetroEx 1%	7 %	Hitm2 10%, FarC5 9%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 10%, SotTR 16%, ACO 12%, MESoW 4%, Divis2 4%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		15 %	BFV 2%, SotTR 25%, MetroEx 9%, Divis2 25%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	MetroEx 4%, Wolf2 0%	5 %	FarC5 7%, BFV 7%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 4%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 9%, ACO 17%, Sekiro 4%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	MetroEx 4%, Wolf2 0%	5 %	FarC5 7%, BFV 7%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 4%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 9%, ACO 17%, Sekiro 4%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		9 %^OC	SotTR 9%^OC, F119 15%^OC, TWarTKC 5%^OC, Divis2 5%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		14 %	Hitm2 13%, SotTR 13%, F119 22%, TWarTKC 7%, Divis2 15%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		5 %^OC	TWarW2 5%^OC, F118 6%^OC, GTAV 4%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		15 %	Hitm2 26%, TWarW2 11%, F118 10%, GTAV 9%, SotTR 18%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91 Pts	93.1 Pts	+2%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	135 Pts	142 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +5%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	268 Pts	281 Pts	+5%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	525 Pts	551 Pts	+5%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	688 Pts	981 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +43%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts		97.2 Pts	+1%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts		153 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	306 Pts	+0%	305 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts		604 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	822 Pts		1,116 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +36%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.15 %		1.37 %	Higher market share. +19%
Value Value For Money	115 %	Better value. +28%	89.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	Slightly more popular. +8%	85 %
Price Price (score)	$130	Much cheaper. +66%	$385


Age Newest	73 Months		73 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 Watts
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		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz		5 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +9%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	848 Pts		1,590 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +88%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	717 Pts		1,451 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +102%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	16 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$262.00 - $263.00	$488.00 - $499.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz	5.00 GHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
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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 Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
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