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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	306 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +31%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	+4%	105 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	146 EFps	Better Overwatch EFps. +12%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	147 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +19%	124 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	136 EFps		141 EFps	+4%

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Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 86% Great: 110%

SPEED RANK: 67^th / 1442

Gaming 101%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 102%

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Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 80% Great: 97%

SPEED RANK: 154^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		101 %	Faster effective speed. +15%		87.9 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		14 %	BFV 14%, SotTR 13%, MetroEx 19%, Divis2 11%
20 Oct22\|Tweakers Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...		2 %	FarC6 0%, MetroEx 7%, TWarW3 18%			RDR2 7%, F122 8%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	88 Pts	Lower memory latency. +17%	75 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	164 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +18%	139 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	320 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +16%	275 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	614 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +14%	539 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1075 Pts	+4%	1030 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.5 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%	87.9 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	176 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +19%	148 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	348 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +18%	295 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	679 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +18%	577 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1249 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +11%	1128 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.62 %	Hugely higher market share. +417%	0.12 %
Value Value For Money	104 %	Much better value. +31%	79.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	93 %	More popular. +27%	73 %
Price Price (score)	$249	Much cheaper. +37%	$395


Age Newest	37 Months	Much more recent. +35%	57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		105 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		12 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		24 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +9%	4.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1699 Pts		2224 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +31%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1539 Pts		2036 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +32%


Series CPU Architecture	Rocket Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 750	None

The i7-11700K is the second fastest CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup which brings higher IPC (early samples indicate +19%) and 50% stronger integrated graphics. There are also 500 series chipset improvements including: 20 PCIe4 CPU lanes (up from 16) and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps up from 10 Gbps). Rocket Lake’s IPC uplift translates to around a 10% faster Effective Speed than both Intel's 10th Gen and AMD’s 5000 series. Despite Intel’s performance lead, AMD continues to outsell Intel. Given the scale of Intel's operation, it’s inexplicable that their marketing remains so neglected. Little effort is made to counter widespread disinformation such as: “it uses too much electricity” or the classic: “it needs more cores”. Intel’s marketing samples are routinely distributed to reviewers that appear better incentivized to bury Intel's products rather than review them. Not enabling XMP or only testing with BIOS power limits enabled is akin to leaving the handbrake on during a race. Mind-numbing “scientific” and rendering benchmarks are presented as gospel. Different games, mostly unplayed by real users, are cherry picked for each “review”. When it's convenient, canned game benchmarks are chosen such as Ulletical’s CSGO which runs at nearly double the in-game fps. Credible benchmark data, which necessarily includes replicable video footage from popular games, is the exception rather than the rule. At every release, AMD’s marketers coordinate narratives to ensure another feast of blue blubber. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2021, Intel’s Golden Cove is due to offer an additional 20-30% performance increase. At that time, with a net 30-40% performance lead, Intel will probably regain significant market share despite AMD's class-leading marketing. In the meantime, most PC gamers need look no further than the 11400F. ^{[Feb '21 CPUPro]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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