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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	313 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +34%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +8%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	142 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +19%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	135 EFps	+3%	131 EFps

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Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 106%

SPEED RANK: 91^st / 1468

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 107%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 219^th / 1468

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		99.6 %	Faster effective speed. +20%		83.1 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	20 %	BFV 23%, SotTR 16%, MetroEx 25%, Divis2 16%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	13 %	FarC5 42%, BFV 10%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 20%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 9%, Sekiro 32%, Wolf2 4%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	13 %	FarC5 42%, BFV 10%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 20%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 9%, Sekiro 32%, Wolf2 4%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	26 %	FarC6 27%, FinFant14 21%, GTAV 28%, SotTR 37%, CSGO 18%, R6S 33%, TWarW3 19%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	29 %	SotTR 43%, GTAV 28%, RDR2 26%, TWarTKC 17%, F120 45%, TWarTKB 19%, ACO 28%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	20 %^OC	SotTR 25%^OC, F119 27%^OC, Divis2 10%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	20 %	Hitm2 23%, SotTR 27%, F119 22%, Divis2 10%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	25 %	FarC5 39%, OverW 21%, SotTR 44%, RDR2 9%, StarWJFO 40%, CSGO 18%, R6S 7%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	14 %	FarC5 31%, StrangeB 0%, Bord3 11%, GTAV 16%, FinFant15 16%, Chernob 9%, DExMD 12%, FinFant14 12%, F119 32%, RDR2 2%, GearsT 27%, WoT 21%	Civ6 2%
16 Jan21\|Hardware Unboxed Is Zen 3 Really Worth it For Gamin...	11 %	Dirt5 6%, Godfall 19%, WatchDL 8%, HorizZD 9%, F120 8%, R6S 8%, DoomE 7%, Hitm2 39%, SotTR 13%, CPunk 6%, ACV 6%, RDR2 6%, WarThund 1%, DeathStra 31%, ResE3 4%, WolfYB 7%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +19%	76.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	149 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +12%	133 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	295 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +14%	259 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	579 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +20%	483 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1100 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +39%	792 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	87.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	158 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +12%	141 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	314 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +12%	281 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	623 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +14%	546 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1222 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +41%	869 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.45 %	1.24 %	Hugely higher market share. +176%
Value Value For Money	86.6 %	113 %	Much better value. +31%
User Rating UBM User Rating	66 %	94 %	Much more popular. +42%
Price Price (score)	$463	$90	Hugely cheaper. +81%


Age Newest	54 Months	More recent. +14%	63 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores	Much higher core count. +67%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	20 threads	Much higher thread count. +67%	12 threads
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	5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +26%	4.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2033 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +86%	1091 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1888 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +89%	999 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but 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 masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. ^{[Jun '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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