CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
313 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+34%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
109 EFps +4% 105 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+6%
130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
142 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+15%
124 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
135 EFps 141 EFps +4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 115,191 user samples
84,873 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 81st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
30,318 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 184th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.9 % Faster effective speed.
+17%
84.8 %
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Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
14 % BFV 15%, SotTR 11%, MetroEx 19%, Divis2 11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
92 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
77.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
146 Pts +4% 140 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
288 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
272 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
567 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
495 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1076 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31%
821 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
88.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
155 Pts +3% 150 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
307 Pts +4% 296 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
609 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8%
563 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1193 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+32%
905 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,718,584 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.36 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,500%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
98.1 % Better value.
+24%
79.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 56 %
Price
Price (score)
$286 Cheaper.
+20%
$359
Age
Newest
44+ Months +2% 45+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1987 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+76%
1127 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1845 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+79%
1029 Pts
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The Intel Core i9-10850K is one of the best valued high-end CPUs from Intel in the past few years. Essentially, the 10850K is a worse binned 10900K, meaning that it may be a hundred or two megahertz slower than the 10900K and may not overclock as well as a standard 10900K. Otherwise, the 10850K is nearly identical to the 10900K. The 10850K is a very strong gaming and workstation CPU. With a sub-$400 price-tag, the 10850K has a similar pricing to the Ryzen 7 5800X. Gamers who want the faster overall gaming performance should go with the Ryzen 7 5800X, while users who want the best overclocking and a slightly better workstation/multi-core performance may want to stick with the 10850K. Note that Intel will be switching to a new chipset with their 12th generation Alder Lake processors, so the upgrade path is limited to Intel's 11th generation Rocket Lake processors, which is mostly not worth the upgrade. Also, as of Q1 of 2020, the 10900K remains $75-100 more expensive than the 10850K. There is just not enough performance gain for most users to justify the extra cost, so most users would be better off with a 10850K. At the end of the day, the 10850K is still a very solid choice for anyone who wants a high-performing intel processor that will last for a good few years before really needing a upgrade.  [May '21 NorthStar]

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The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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