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 121,167 user samples
107,269 User Benchmarks
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: 74th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
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13,898 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 77% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.6 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
88.1 %
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
12 % BFV 17%, SotTR 5%, MetroEx 19%, Divis2 5%
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review
9 % FarC5 31%, BFV 7%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 6%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 21%, Wolf2 3%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review
9 % FarC5 31%, BFV 7%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 6%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 8%, Sekiro 21%, Wolf2 3%
05 Nov20|Linustechtips
Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...
17 % GTAV 9%, SotTR 19%, MSFS20 19%, CSGO 13%, F120 24%
26 Dec20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...
15 % Hitm2 8%, FarC5 25%, Bord3 7%, ProjC3 24%, SotTR 20%, RDR2 9%, Divis2 10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
76.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
149 Pts +3% 145 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
295 Pts +4% 283 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
579 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
535 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1100 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17%
942 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
88.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
158 Pts +3% 153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
314 Pts +4% 303 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
623 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
588 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1222 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+16%
1051 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,713,254 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.59 % Hugely higher market share.
+883%
0.06 %
Value
Value For Money
87.3 % Slightly better value.
+10%
79.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % More popular.
+20%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$449 $404 Cheaper.
+10%
Age
Newest
47 Months 45+ Months +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2033 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32%
1535 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1888 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+32%
1426 Pts
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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 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 $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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