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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	306 EFps	313 EFps	+2%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	109 EFps	+1%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	140 EFps	142 EFps	+1%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	134 EFps	135 EFps	+1%

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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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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		96.5 %			99.6 %	+3%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		7 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 4%, MetroEx 15%, Divis2 5%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	RDR2 2%	3 %	Forza5 0%, AoE4 3%, Bord3 2%, FarC6 3%, WatchDL 1%, BFV 2%, CPunk 0%, EldenR 1%, Civ6 15%, CSGO 3%, DoomE 2%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	BFV 0%, Civ6 1%, ACO 7%	0 %	FarC5 7%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, MetroEx 0%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	BFV 0%, Civ6 1%, ACO 7%	0 %	FarC5 7%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, MetroEx 0%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		11 %^OC	SotTR 11%^OC
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		7 %	GTAV 7%, RDR2 1%, TWarTKC 5%, F120 9%, TWarTKB 4%, ACO 17%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		4 %^OC	TWarTKC 4%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		4 %	Hitm2 3%, RDR2 7%, TWarTKC 3%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review		2 %	GTAV 3%, SotTR 4%, RDR2 0%, F120 4%, MetroEx 2%, Divis2 2%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	StrangeB 1%	4 %	FarC5 7%, Bord3 2%, GTAV 2%, Civ6 8%, FinFant15 3%, Chernob 3%, DExMD 1%, FinFant14 3%, F119 5%, RDR2 0%, GearsT 12%, WoT 5%
05 Nov20\|Linustechtips Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...		5 %	GTAV 2%, SotTR 3%, MSFS20 1%, CSGO 10%, F120 7%
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...		3 %^OC	Hitm2 4%^OC, FarC5 4%^OC, Bord3 1%^OC, ProjC3 6%^OC, SotTR 3%^OC, RDR2 4%^OC, Divis2 2%^OC
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...		5 %	Hitm2 3%, FarC5 10%, Bord3 1%, ProjC3 6%, SotTR 11%, RDR2 4%, Divis2 5%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	91.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	149 Pts	+5%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	280 Pts	295 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +5%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	547 Pts	579 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +6%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	969 Pts	1,100 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +14%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.7 Pts	97.4 Pts	+1%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	158 Pts	+3%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	304 Pts	314 Pts	+3%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	602 Pts	623 Pts	+3%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,111 Pts	1,222 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +10%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.92 %	Hugely higher market share. +104%	0.45 %
Value Value For Money	99.5 %	Better value. +14%	87.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	88 %	Much more popular. +33%	66 %
Price Price (score)	$249	Much cheaper. +45%	$450


Age Newest	54 Months		54 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		10 cores	Higher core count. +25%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		20 threads	Higher thread count. +25%
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		5.3 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1,573 Pts		2,033 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +29%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,453 Pts		1,888 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +30%


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Cache Cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.10 GHz	5.30 GHz
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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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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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