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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	+4%	287 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps		109 EFps	+1%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	+1%	137 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps	+1%	136 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	+3%	145 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: 105^th / 1468

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 82% Great: 105%

SPEED RANK: 115^th / 1468

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 89%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	+1%		96.9 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		FarC5 2%, StrangeB 0%, ACO 0%, MESoW 1%	1 %	Hitm2 7%, TWarW2 0%, SotTR 3%, MetroEx 1%, Divis2 2%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		BFV 1%, MetroEx 0%	0 %	SotTR 1%, Divis2 1%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	1 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3%		Rage2 1%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	2 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3%		MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	1 %	FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3%		Rage2 1%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...	2 %^OC	SotTR 1%^OC, F119 1%^OC, TWarTKC 5%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...		TWarTKC 3%	0 %	SotTR 3%, F119 1%
21 May20\|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga...	1 %	FarC5 1%, SotTR 3%, RDR2 0%, CSGO 8%		OverW 0%, StarWJFO 5%, R6S 1%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	4 %^OC	TWarW2 6%^OC, F118 3%^OC, GTAV 3%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...	2 %	Hitm2 1%, TWarW2 2%, F118 4%, GTAV 1%, SotTR 2%
07 Jul19\|Linustechtips I had given up on AMD… until today...	1 %	SotTR 1%, BFV 5%, CSGO 1%		MetroEx 1%, R6S 1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	+2%	90.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	+1%	140 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	+1%	279 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts		552 Pts	+0%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	+2%	964 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	+1%	96.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts		155 Pts	+1%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts		309 Pts	+1%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts		618 Pts	+2%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1,116 Pts		1,123 Pts	+1%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.35 %	1.73 %	Higher market share. +28%
Value Value For Money	89.5 %	101 %	Better value. +13%
User Rating UBM User Rating	85 %	92 %	Slightly more popular. +8%
Price Price (score)	$385	$240	Much cheaper. +38%


Age Newest	73 Months		73 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores		8 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	+2%	4.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1,590 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +39%	1,145 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1,451 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +45%	1,001 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Cache Cache	16 MB SmartCache	12 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$488.00 - $499.00	$374.00 - $385.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.00 GHz	4.90 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
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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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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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