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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +28%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +7%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +15%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +14%	131 EFps

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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 89^th / 1442

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	Faster effective speed. +16%		84.1 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	11 %	Hitm2 11%, FarC5 26%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 12%, SotTR 22%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 3%, MESoW 11%, Divis2 5%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	11 %	BFV 12%, SotTR 13%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 13%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	8 %	FarC5 22%, BFV 8%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 14%, ACO 9%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 19%, Wolf2 2%	SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	8 %	FarC5 22%, BFV 8%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 14%, ACO 9%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 19%, Wolf2 2%	SotTR 3%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	8 %	FarC5 22%, BFV 8%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 14%, ACO 14%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 20%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	18 %^OC	F118 15%^OC, GTAV 22%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	18 %	Hitm2 21%, F118 16%, GTAV 15%, SotTR 21%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +21%	76.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	+4%	136 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +6%	264 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +12%	490 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +21%	808 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	+5%	146 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	287 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +9%	553 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1116 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +27%	878 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.25 %	Hugely higher market share. +443%	0.23 %
Value Value For Money	88 %		90.8 %	+3%
User Rating UBM User Rating	87 %	More popular. +26%	69 %
Price Price (score)	$410		$210	Much cheaper. +49%


Age Newest	66 Months		57 Months	More recent. +14%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +14%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1590 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +44%	1106 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1451 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +43%	1017 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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