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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	310 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +33%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	101 EFps		101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps	+2%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	131 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +10%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	120 EFps		131 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +9%

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Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 83% Great: 107%

SPEED RANK: 107^th / 1442

Gaming 96%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 87%

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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: 193^rd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		95.9 %	Faster effective speed. +14%		84.1 %


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...	3 %	Control 2%, SpiderM 5%, RiftB 7%, F122 9%, DoomE 10%	CPunk 4%, TWarTroy 9%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	12 %	BFV 9%, SotTR 17%, MetroEx 6%, Divis2 17%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	11 %	Forza5 9%, AoE4 9%, Bord3 15%, FarC6 2%, BFV 26%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 8%, Civ6 27%, CSGO 38%, DoomE 5%	WatchDL 11%, RDR2 0%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	7 %	FarC5 23%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 17%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 3%	ACO 0%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	7 %	FarC5 23%, BFV 8%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 17%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 17%, Wolf2 3%	ACO 0%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +9%	76.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	162 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +19%	136 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	315 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +19%	264 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	580 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%	490 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	883 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +9%	808 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.8 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	172 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +18%	146 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	342 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +19%	287 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	667 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +21%	553 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	989 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +13%	878 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.21 %	Hugely higher market share. +404%	0.24 %
Value Value For Money	112 %	Better value. +23%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	94 %	Much more popular. +34%	70 %
Price Price (score)	$159	Cheaper. +24%	$210


Age Newest	41 Months	More recent. +28%	57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		3.8 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz	+5%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1160 Pts	+5%	1106 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1055 Pts	+4%	1017 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the price. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. ^{[Nov '20 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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