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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	313 EFps	+1%	310 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +8%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	+3%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	142 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +8%	131 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	135 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +12%	120 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: 74^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 107%

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383,420 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 83% Great: 107%

SPEED RANK: 107^th / 1442

Gaming 96%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 99%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		99.6 %	+4%		95.9 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	6 %	BFV 9%, SotTR 2%, MetroEx 14%, Divis2 2%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	5 %	AoE4 12%, Bord3 1%, FarC6 15%, WatchDL 20%, CPunk 1%, EldenR 0%, RDR2 12%, Civ6 17%, DoomE 1%		Forza5 1%, BFV 2%, CSGO 11%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	4 %	FarC5 10%, BFV 3%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 1%		Civ6 0%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	4 %	FarC5 10%, BFV 3%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 1%		Civ6 0%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...			5 %	FinFant14 3%, GTAV 2%, SotTR 4%, CSGO 18%, R6S 4%, TWarW3 0%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...		RDR2 8%^OC, ACO 10%^OC	1 %^OC	SotTR 1%^OC, GTAV 1%^OC, TWarTKC 15%^OC, F120 1%^OC, TWarTKB 6%^OC
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	0 %	RDR2 8%, ACO 11%		SotTR 1%, GTAV 0%, TWarTKC 12%, F120 0%, TWarTKB 5%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	4 %^OC	GTAV 2%^OC, SotTR 1%^OC, RDR2 10%^OC, F120 5%^OC, MetroEx 5%^OC, Divis2 4%^OC
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	4 %	GTAV 1%, SotTR 1%, RDR2 10%, F120 4%, MetroEx 4%, Divis2 3%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...		FarC5 2%, StrangeB 2%, FinFant15 2%, F119 5%, GearsT 8%	4 %	Bord3 0%, GTAV 0%, Civ6 55%, Chernob 1%, DExMD 1%, FinFant14 7%, RDR2 0%, WoT 5%
05 Nov20\|Linustechtips Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...			7 %	GTAV 0%, SotTR 6%, MSFS20 6%, CSGO 22%, F120 0%
16 Jan21\|Hardware Unboxed Is Zen 3 Really Worth it For Gamin...	1 %	Godfall 2%, HorizZD 3%, F120 1%, R6S 1%, Hitm2 8%, SotTR 1%, CPunk 2%, ACV 1%, ResE3 0%		Dirt5 0%, WatchDL 0%, DoomE 2%, RDR2 2%, WarThund 0%, DeathStra 1%, WolfYB 2%
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...		FarC5 5%^OC, Bord3 4%^OC, SotTR 1%^OC, Divis2 1%^OC	1 %^OC	Hitm2 4%^OC, ProjC3 10%^OC, RDR2 4%^OC
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...		FarC5 1%, Bord3 1%	9 %	Hitm2 15%, ProjC3 20%, SotTR 11%, RDR2 14%, Divis2 7%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +8%	84 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	149 Pts		162 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +9%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	295 Pts		315 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +7%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	579 Pts		580 Pts	+0%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1100 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +25%	883 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.4 Pts	+4%	93.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	158 Pts		172 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	314 Pts		342 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	623 Pts		667 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +7%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1222 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +24%	989 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.46 %	1.21 %	Hugely higher market share. +163%
Value Value For Money	87.3 %	112 %	Better value. +28%
User Rating UBM User Rating	66 %	94 %	Much more popular. +42%
Price Price (score)	$449	$159	Much cheaper. +65%


Age Newest	47 Months		41 Months	More recent. +13%
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		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +15%	4.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2033 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +75%	1160 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1888 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +79%	1055 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Zen3
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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The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the price. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. ^{[Nov '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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