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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +49%	200 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	Better GTAV EFps. +11%	97 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +7%	129 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +19%	115 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	Much Better Fortnite EFps. +38%	108 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: 90^th / 1442

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 298^th / 1442

Gaming 76%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 74%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	Faster effective speed. +29%		75.7 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	20 %	Hitm2 27%, FarC5 36%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 26%, SotTR 41%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 10%, MESoW 16%, Divis2 10%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	23 %	BFV 26%, SotTR 20%, MetroEx 26%, Divis2 20%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	14 %	FarC5 37%, BFV 18%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 17%, ACO 12%, MetroEx 10%, Sekiro 35%, Wolf2 9%	SotTR 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	15 %	FarC5 37%, BFV 18%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 17%, ACO 12%, MetroEx 10%, Sekiro 35%, Wolf2 9%	SotTR 1%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	14 %	FarC5 37%, BFV 18%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 17%, ACO 12%, MetroEx 10%, Sekiro 35%, Wolf2 9%	SotTR 1%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	33 %^OC	TWarW2 33%^OC, F118 29%^OC, GTAV 37%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	31 %	Hitm2 37%, TWarW2 27%, F118 28%, GTAV 31%, SotTR 34%
07 Jul19\|Linustechtips I had given up on AMD… until today...	26 %	SotTR 29%, BFV 33%, CSGO 37%, MetroEx 21%, R6S 10%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +24%	75.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +26%	113 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +28%	219 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +35%	409 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +39%	708 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%	86.7 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +20%	128 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +20%	254 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +21%	499 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1116 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +23%	911 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.32 %	Hugely higher market share. +371%	0.28 %
Value Value For Money	88 %	Slightly better value. +8%	81.7 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	More popular. +23%	70 %
Price Price (score)	$410		$210	Much cheaper. +49%


Age Newest	66 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%	72 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%	105 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		16 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		12 nm	Newer manufacturing. +14%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.7 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +16%	4.3 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1590 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +25%	1276 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1451 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +32%	1096 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen+
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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The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video production, streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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