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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	+5%	284 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	+2%	106 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +7%	139 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%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 98%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 97%

Nuclear submarine

746,287 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 148^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 80%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	Faster effective speed. +11%		88.4 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	4 %	Hitm2 5%, FarC5 7%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 6%, SotTR 12%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 0%, MESoW 3%, Divis2 0%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	7 %	BFV 1%, SotTR 9%, MetroEx 8%, Divis2 9%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	2 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 8%, ACO 6%, Sekiro 4%, Wolf2 0%	Rage2 0%, MetroEx 2%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	3 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 8%, ACO 6%, Sekiro 4%, Wolf2 0%	MetroEx 2%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	2 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 8%, ACO 6%, Sekiro 4%, Wolf2 0%	Rage2 0%, MetroEx 2%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	11 %	Hitm2 15%, TWarW2 8%, F118 12%, GTAV 14%, SotTR 7%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	+3%	90.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +11%	128 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +13%	249 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%	466 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +27%	770 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	+1%	96.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	+3%	148 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts	+4%	292 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +8%	558 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1116 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +25%	892 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.34 %	+2%	1.32 %
Value Value For Money	88 %		98.7 %	Better value. +12%
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	Slightly more popular. +6%	81 %
Price Price (score)	$410		$186	Much cheaper. +55%


Age Newest	66 Months	More recent. +15%	78 Months
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		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.7 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +6%	4.7 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1590 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +39%	1147 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1451 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +49%	971 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q4'17
Cache Cache	16 MB SmartCache	12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$488.00 - $499.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.00 GHz	4.70 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C (130W)
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
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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 i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. ^{[Sep '17 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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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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