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Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 68% Great: 88%

SPEED RANK: 281^st / 1442

Gaming 77%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 67%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		76.8 %			84.1 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	86.4 Pts	Lower memory latency. +12%	76.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.3 Pts		136 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +41%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	192 Pts		264 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +38%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	364 Pts		490 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +35%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	594 Pts		808 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +36%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	120 Pts		146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +22%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	237 Pts		287 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +21%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	462 Pts		553 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +20%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	737 Pts		878 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +19%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.2 %		0.23 %	Higher market share. +15%
Value Value For Money	94.7 %	+4%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	66 %		69 %	+5%
Price Price (score)	$130	Much cheaper. +38%	$210


Age Newest	116 Months	57 Months	Much more recent. +51%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watts	95 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +68%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz	Faster base frequency. +15%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +22%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	933 Pts	1106 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +19%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	748 Pts	1017 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +36%


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell-E	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA2011-V3	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The Intel Core i7-5820K is the cheapest of three (5820K,5930K,5960X) new Haswell-E prosumer/enthusiast processors. The 5820K sports six physical cores and twelve threads which allow for enormous processing throughput. Unfortunately Intel have somewhat handicapped the 5820K by setting its base clock at just 3.3 GHz, 0.7GHz lower than the class leading 4790K. Comparing the 4790K and 5820K shows that the cheaper i7-4790K is significantly faster at both single and dual threaded workloads. The additional two cores found in the 5820K are not relevant to general computing and as such the 5820K probably makes a better server rather than consumer proposition. The Haswell-E X99 architecture also requires DDR4 RAM which is currently far more expensive than DDR3. Overall the 5820K is a very expensive option and probably best avoided by the vast majority of consumers. ^{[Sep '14 CPUPro]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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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