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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	284 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +22%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	106 EFps	+1%	105 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	139 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +7%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	139 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +12%	124 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	139 EFps		141 EFps	+1%

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 148^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 80%

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635,419 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 170^th / 1442

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		88.4 %	+3%		85.9 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	5 %	Hitm2 4%, FarC5 16%, TWarW2 3%, SotTR 6%, ACO 6%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 4%	StrangeB 0%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	1 %	BFV 12%	SotTR 2%, MetroEx 3%, Divis2 2%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	3 %	FarC5 14%, BFV 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%, Civ6 3%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	3 %	FarC5 14%, BFV 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%, Civ6 3%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	4 %	FarC5 16%, BFV 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 7%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 0%	SotTR 4%, Civ6 3%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	4 %	Hitm2 4%, TWarW2 4%, F118 1%, SotTR 12%	GTAV 1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +18%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	128 Pts		138 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	249 Pts		270 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +8%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	466 Pts		513 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +10%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	770 Pts		900 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +17%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	+2%	145 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	292 Pts	+1%	288 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	558 Pts		562 Pts	+1%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	892 Pts		1009 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +13%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.33 %	Hugely higher market share. +118%	0.61 %
Value Value For Money	98.7 %	Slightly better value. +6%	93.4 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	81 %		89 %	Slightly more popular. +10%
Price Price (score)	$186	Slightly cheaper. +9%	$205


Age Newest	78 Months		57 Months	More recent. +27%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1147 Pts		1479 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +29%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	971 Pts		1358 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +40%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. ^{[Sep '17 CPUPro]}

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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even 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 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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