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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	313 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +10%	284 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	+3%	106 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	142 EFps	+2%	139 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	135 EFps		139 EFps	+3%

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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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70,951 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 81% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 145^th / 1468

Gaming 92%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 84%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		99.6 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +8%		92.2 %


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	9 %	BFV 6%, SotTR 6%, MetroEx 17%, Divis2 6%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	8 %	Forza5 2%, AoE4 7%, Bord3 7%, FarC6 7%, WatchDL 8%, BFV 10%, CPunk 0%, EldenR 2%, Civ6 39%, CSGO 14%, DoomE 3%	RDR2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	3 %	FarC5 12%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 4%, ACO 1%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 5%, Wolf2 2%	BFV 0%, SotTR 0%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	16 %	FarC6 15%, FinFant14 15%, GTAV 14%, SotTR 19%, CSGO 18%, R6S 22%, TWarW3 12%
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	10 %^OC	GTAV 8%^OC, RDR2 6%^OC, TWarTKC 6%^OC, F120 16%^OC, TWarTKB 9%^OC, ACO 15%^OC
06 Nov20\|Gamers Nexus Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...	13 %	SotTR 16%, GTAV 15%, RDR2 7%, TWarTKC 8%, F120 21%, TWarTKB 6%, ACO 19%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	5 %^OC	SotTR 7%^OC, F119 8%^OC, TWarTKC 4%^OC	Divis2 0%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	7 %	Hitm2 10%, SotTR 10%, F119 7%, RDR2 7%, TWarTKC 7%, Divis2 0%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	8 %	FarC5 10%, OverW 0%, SotTR 14%, RDR2 0%, StarWJFO 10%, CSGO 13%, R6S 4%
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	8 %^OC	GTAV 11%^OC, SotTR 17%^OC, RDR2 2%^OC, F120 7%^OC, MetroEx 5%^OC, Divis2 4%^OC
07 Dec20\|KitGuru AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review	10 %	GTAV 15%, SotTR 20%, RDR2 4%, F120 9%, MetroEx 6%, Divis2 6%
05 Nov20\|Anandtech AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...	9 %	FarC5 15%, StrangeB 1%, Bord3 6%, GTAV 8%, Civ6 18%, FinFant15 12%, Chernob 6%, FinFant14 7%, F119 13%, RDR2 4%, GearsT 16%, WoT 15%	DExMD 0%
05 Nov20\|Linustechtips Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500...	11 %	GTAV 6%, SotTR 9%, MSFS20 4%, CSGO 20%, F120 15%
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...	9 %^OC	Hitm2 7%^OC, FarC5 10%^OC, Bord3 2%^OC, ProjC3 15%^OC, SotTR 17%^OC, RDR2 8%^OC, Divis2 6%^OC
26 Dec20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review: The Pric...	14 %	Hitm2 9%, FarC5 20%, Bord3 4%, ProjC3 22%, SotTR 18%, RDR2 11%, Divis2 16%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	+1%	90.5 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	149 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +9%	137 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	295 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +10%	268 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	579 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +15%	505 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1,100 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +33%	825 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.4 Pts	+1%	96.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	158 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6%	149 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	314 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	296 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	623 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +9%	569 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,222 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +33%	918 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.44 %	Much higher market share. +76%	0.25 %
Value Value For Money	86.2 %		113 %	Much better value. +31%
User Rating UBM User Rating	66 %		89 %	Much more popular. +35%
Price Price (score)	$470		$134	Much cheaper. +72%


Age Newest	54 Months		54 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		125 Watts
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		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		4.1 GHz	Faster base frequency. +11%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%	4.8 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	2,033 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +76%	1,154 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,888 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +81%	1,041 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Cache Cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.30 GHz	4.80 GHz
Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡	Yes	No
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
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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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Intel’s tenth gen, six-core i5-10600K is one of the fastest consumer CPUs currently available. Out of the box, its maximum all core frequency is 4.5 GHz, but a simple overclock allows all 12 threads to hit 5.0 GHz. Although a new Z490 (LGA1200) motherboard is required, Intel have indicated that LGA1200 will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The eight-core Ryzen 3700X currently competes in the 10600K’s price bracket. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn but If dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync is not an option, the 3700X can outperform the 10600K in encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU. Meanwhile, the 10600K is better for almost everything else. Currently, the real problem with the 10600K, and much of the Comet Lake line up, is availability. Whilst there was a paper launch in Q2 2020, at the time of writing, the 10600K is still largely unavailable for purchase. In order to achieve better value for money, without compromising on gaming performance, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9600K which is 26% cheaper and offers similar gaming performance. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $129
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