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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +28%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	+3%	105 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +6%	130 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +10%	124 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +6%	141 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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635,419 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 170^th / 1442

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	Faster effective speed. +14%		85.9 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	10 %	Hitm2 9%, FarC5 25%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 9%, SotTR 19%, ACO 8%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 10%, Divis2 4%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	8 %	BFV 13%, SotTR 7%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 7%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	6 %	FarC5 19%, BFV 4%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 4%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	6 %	FarC5 19%, BFV 4%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 4%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	7 %	FarC5 21%, BFV 5%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 3%, Civ6 4%, ACO 14%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 18%, Wolf2 1%	SotTR 3%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	14 %	FarC5 24%, OverW 11%, SotTR 25%, RDR2 7%, StarWJFO 19%	CSGO 3%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	12 %	Hitm2 10%, SotTR 12%, F119 12%, TWarTKC 14%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	17 %^OC	TWarW2 19%^OC, F118 13%^OC, GTAV 20%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	16 %	Hitm2 20%, TWarW2 13%, F118 13%, GTAV 13%, SotTR 19%
07 Jul19\|Linustechtips I had given up on AMD… until today...	8 %	SotTR 14%, BFV 17%, MetroEx 7%, R6S 8%	CSGO 4%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +22%	76.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	+3%	138 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	+4%	270 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +7%	513 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +9%	900 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%	86.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6%	145 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	288 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +7%	562 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1116 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +11%	1009 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.38 %	Hugely higher market share. +92%	0.72 %
Value Value For Money	88.4 %		92.9 %	Slightly better value. +5%
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %		89 %	+3%
Price Price (score)	$403		$209	Much cheaper. +48%


Age Newest	66 Months		58 Months	More recent. +12%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		16 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +14%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1590 Pts	Slightly faster OC 64-core speed. +8%	1479 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1451 Pts	Slightly faster 64-core speed. +7%	1358 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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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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