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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	287 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +46%	197 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +12%	97 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	137 EFps	+2%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	136 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +17%	116 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	145 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +29%	112 EFps

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Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 82% Great: 105%

SPEED RANK: 98^th / 1442

Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 97%

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Workstation 89%

Aircraft carrier

142,983 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 64% Great: 86%

SPEED RANK: 320^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

Battleship

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		96.9 %	Much faster effective speed. +31%		74 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	23 %	Hitm2 41%, FarC5 35%, TWarW2 26%, SotTR 47%, ACO 16%, MetroEx 11%, MESoW 15%, Divis2 13%	StrangeB 0%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	16 %	FarC5 36%, BFV 20%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 27%, ACO 12%, MetroEx 13%, Sekiro 36%, Wolf2 15%	SotTR 2%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	25 %	Hitm2 35%, FarC5 34%, AotS 11%, WarhDoW3 27%, ProjC2 35%, GTAV 24%, Civ6 32%, FinFant15 15%, WoT 25%, Divis2 16%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +19%	76.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	140 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +25%	112 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	279 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +30%	214 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	552 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +43%	386 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	964 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +50%	643 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.6 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +14%	85.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	155 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +24%	125 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	309 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +25%	247 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	618 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +29%	479 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1123 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +54%	729 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.92 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,100%	0.16 %
Value Value For Money	99.5 %	Slightly better value. +7%	93.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	Slightly more popular. +10%	84 %
Price Price (score)	$252		$120	Much cheaper. +52%


Age Newest	66 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%	72 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +17%	4.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1145 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +21%	946 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1001 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +21%	828 Pts


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

Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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