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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	306 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +9%	280 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps		110 EFps	+2%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	140 EFps	+4%	135 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	134 EFps	+1%	133 EFps

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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 86% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 116^th / 1468

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 96%

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321,194 User Benchmarks

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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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		96.5 %	+4%		93.2 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	16 %	BFV 2%, SotTR 27%, MetroEx 8%, Divis2 26%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	7 %	FarC5 11%, BFV 11%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 13%, ACO 17%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 0%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	2 %^OC	TWarTKC 2%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	13 %	Hitm2 18%, TWarTKC 8%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	+0%	91 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +5%	135 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	280 Pts	+4%	268 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	547 Pts	+4%	525 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	969 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +41%	688 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.7 Pts	+0%	96.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts		153 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	304 Pts		306 Pts	+1%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	602 Pts		604 Pts	+0%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,111 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +35%	822 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.95 %	1.16 %	Higher market share. +22%
Value Value For Money	99.5 %	115 %	Better value. +15%
User Rating UBM User Rating	88 %	91 %	+3%
Price Price (score)	$249	$130	Much cheaper. +48%


Age Newest	54 Months	More recent. +25%	72 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		95 Watts	More energy efficient. +24%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	+3%	3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5.1 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +11%	4.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1,573 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +85%	848 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,453 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +103%	717 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'20	Q4'18
Cache Cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	9 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.10 GHz	4.60 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D	PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.20 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3	3.0
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Intel’s tenth generation octa-core hyperthreaded i7-10700K is one of the fastest high-end desktop CPUs ever made. A simple overclock yields all 16 threads running at a staggering 5.1 GHz. Gaming and desktop performance is second only to the flagship i9-10900K. Although a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard is required, it will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The 10700K’s $400 USD price tag puts it in a similar price band to AMD’s 12-core hyperthreaded Ryzen 9 3900X, however, the 10700K’s faster cores combined with its lower memory latency, yield a 12% effective speed advantage over the 3900X. Intra-generationally comparing the 10700K and 10600K shows that the 10600K offers almost identical gaming performance for 34% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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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 Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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