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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	287 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +23%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	+2%	107 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	137 EFps		138 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	136 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +11%	123 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	145 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +12%	130 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: 115^th / 1468

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 89%

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299,482 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 205^th / 1468

Gaming 85%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		96.9 %	Faster effective speed. +14%		84.8 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	12 %	Hitm2 21%, FarC5 13%, TWarW2 18%, SotTR 25%, ACO 15%, MetroEx 1%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 10%	StrangeB 1%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	21 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 35%, MetroEx 11%, Divis2 35%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	6 %	FarC5 9%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 9%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 13%, ACO 19%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 0%	MetroEx 0%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	14 %	FarC5 16%, OverW 14%, SotTR 31%, RDR2 2%, StarWJFO 16%, CSGO 19%, R6S 4%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...	15 %	Hitm2 16%, FarC5 14%, AotS 22%, WarhDoW3 18%, ProjC2 16%, GTAV 10%, Civ6 19%, FinFant15 10%, WoT 13%, Divis2 10%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.9 Pts	+4%	87.8 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	140 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +20%	117 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	279 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +20%	233 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	552 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +23%	450 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	964 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +64%	589 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.6 Pts	+2%	94.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	155 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +26%	123 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	309 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +27%	243 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	618 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +28%	484 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,123 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +64%	685 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.76 %	Higher market share. +18%	1.49 %
Value Value For Money	101 %		118 %	Better value. +17%
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	Slightly more popular. +7%	86 %
Price Price (score)	$240		$85	Much cheaper. +65%


Age Newest	73 Months		69 Months	Slightly more recent. +5%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +24%	2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +20%	4.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1,145 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +65%	696 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,001 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +63%	614 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q1'19
Cache Cache	12 MB SmartCache	9 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.90 GHz	4.10 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	Yes	No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
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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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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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