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Best Bench: 74% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 54% Great: 74%

SPEED RANK: 458^th / 1441

Gaming 67%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 52%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 201^st / 1441

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		67.1 %			83.1 %	Faster effective speed. +24%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +10%	76.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	85.8 Pts		133 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +55%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	162 Pts		259 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +60%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	274 Pts		483 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +76%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	394 Pts		792 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +101%


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +5%	87.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	94.2 Pts		141 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +50%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	185 Pts		281 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +52%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	328 Pts		546 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +66%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	451 Pts		869 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +93%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.34 %	1.53 %	Hugely higher market share. +350%
Value Value For Money	73.8 %	116 %	Much better value. +58%
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	95 %	Much more popular. +53%
Price Price (score)	$197	$82	Much cheaper. +59%


Age Newest	159 Months	57 Months	Much more recent. +64%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +78%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +11%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	452 Pts	1091 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +141%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	403 Pts	999 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +148%


Series CPU Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA1155	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 2000	None

If there is any chance whatsoever that you may decide to overclock your CPU then it makes a lot more sense to go for the 2600K "K" version which, thanks to its unlocked clock multiplier, is a lot easier to overclock. For the few extra pounds it costs, I would recommend taking the K version just on the off chance because there are easily 10%+ performance gains to be had. Otherwise this is still a superb processor and still holds its own against the i7-4770 which is its two generations newer replacement. ^{[Feb '12 CPUPro]}

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. ^{[Jun '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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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