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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	287 EFps		306 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +7%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	+1%	108 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	137 EFps		138 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	136 EFps		140 EFps	+3%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	145 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +8%	134 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%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 89%

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198,859 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 86% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 99^th / 1442

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 96%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		96.9 %	+0%		96.5 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	0 %	SotTR 0%, MetroEx 1%, Divis2 1%		BFV 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review		Rage2 0%	4 %	FarC5 8%, BFV 5%, SotTR 7%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 6%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review		Rage2 0%	4 %	FarC5 8%, BFV 5%, SotTR 7%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 6%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 7%, Wolf2 1%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...			2 %^OC	TWarTKC 2%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...			4 %	TWarTKC 4%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.9 Pts		91.1 Pts	+0%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	140 Pts		142 Pts	+1%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	279 Pts		280 Pts	+0%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	552 Pts	+1%	547 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	964 Pts		969 Pts	+1%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.6 Pts		96.7 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	155 Pts	+1%	153 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	309 Pts	+2%	304 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	618 Pts	+3%	602 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1123 Pts	+1%	1111 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.88 %	Hugely higher market share. +102%	0.93 %
Value Value For Money	99.5 %		101 %	+1%
User Rating UBM User Rating	92 %	+3%	89 %
Price Price (score)	$252		$236	Slightly cheaper. +6%


Age Newest	66 Months		47 Months	More recent. +29%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	More energy efficient. +24%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz		5.1 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1145 Pts		1573 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +37%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1001 Pts		1453 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +45%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q2'20
Cache Cache	12 MB SmartCache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.90 GHz	5.10 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	3
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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 tenth generation octa-core hyperthreaded i7-10700K is one of the fastest high-end desktop CPUs ever made. A simple overclock yields all 16 threads running at a staggering 5.1 GHz. Gaming and desktop performance is second only to the flagship i9-10900K. Although a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard is required, it will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The 10700K’s $400 USD price tag puts it in a similar price band to AMD’s 12-core hyperthreaded Ryzen 9 3900X, however, the 10700K’s faster cores combined with its lower memory latency, yield a 12% effective speed advantage over the 3900X. Intra-generationally comparing the 10700K and 10600K shows that the 10600K offers almost identical gaming performance for 34% less money. ^{[Jun '20 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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