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Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)

Poor: 60% Great: 84%

SPEED RANK: 327^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 60%

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 212^th / 1442

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 83%

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Workstation 66%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.6 %			81.8 %	Faster effective speed. +11%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review					28 %	Hitm2 33%, FarC5 45%, StrangeB 6%, TWarW2 36%, SotTR 31%, ACO 27%, MetroEx 18%, MESoW 26%, Divis2 25%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.6 Pts	+1%	84.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	101 Pts		113 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +12%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	192 Pts		224 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +17%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	334 Pts		434 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +30%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	497 Pts		564 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +13%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96 Pts	+2%	94.2 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	122 Pts	+2%	120 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	232 Pts		237 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	403 Pts		471 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +17%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	609 Pts		657 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +8%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.27 %		0.79 %	Hugely higher market share. +193%
Value Value For Money	92.7 %		101 %	Slightly better value. +9%
User Rating UBM User Rating	64 %	+5%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$120	Slightly cheaper. +8%	$131


Age Newest	133 Months		78 Months	Much more recent. +41%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watts		65 Watts	More energy efficient. +23%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +25%	2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		4 GHz	+3%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	620 Pts		675 Pts	Slightly faster OC 64-core speed. +9%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	513 Pts		588 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +15%


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'13	Q4'17
Cache Cache	8 MB SmartCache	9 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$339.00 - $350.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz	4.00 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2013D	PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.25 GHz	1.05 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	2 GB	64 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
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The Core i7-4770K is Intel's fourth generation (codename Haswell) flagship processor in the hugely successful Core range. It's not surprising that the 4770K sets a new Real World Performance index record, besting its predecessor by just over 9%. The 4770K also tops out in the remainder of our benchmarks setting new highs of 10020 and 2164 in the PassMark and PassMark Single Thread tests which equates to roughly an 8% overall performance increase over the 3770K. With a TDP of 84 watts, power consumption has increased slightly over the 3770K. The new Core i7-4770K demonstrates around an 8% performance increase over its predecessor the 3770K but it costs 12% more. As a result, at least until prices drop, this processor represents marginally worse value for money than the 3770K. ^{[Jun '13 CPUPro]}

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The i5-8400 is a competitively priced hex-core processor from Intel’s 8th generation of Core processors (Coffee Lake). Along with the release of the unlocked i5-8600K, this is the first time that six-core processors have featured in the i5 line-up. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 is based upon an improved version of Intel’s 14nm architecture which featured in both Skylake and Kaby Lake. Early benchmarks reveal that for average quad core usage (most games employ a maximum of four cores) the i5-8400 performs way above its pay grade. It achieves quad core mixed speeds close to Intel’s outgoing 2017 flagship the $300, quad-core, 8 thread i7-7700k, which to date has been a strong favourite for high-end gaming setups. On paper, the i5-8400 has a base clock of 2.8 GHz (Intel are significantly downplaying the performance of this SKU by giving it a relatively low nominal base clock), an all core boost of 3.8 GHz (this is the effective base clock figure that counts) and a single core boost of 4 GHz. This compares reasonably well to the i5-8600K which has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, all core boost of 4.1 GHz and a single core boost of 4.3 GHz. The i5-8400 also features 9MB of L3 cache and an energy-thrifty TDP of 65W. Priced at under $190, the i5-8400 offers fantastic value for money. Unfortunately, like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 will require a new 300 series motherboard, and at the time of writing, the only available version is Intel’s high-end Z370 which isn't an ideal pairing for the i5-8400. The Z series motherboards are designed to cater for the unlocked and overclockable "K" SKUs. Cheaper 300 series motherboards will be available in 2018 at which time the 8400 will offer even better value for money. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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