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IntelBX80684I78700K

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 769,928 user samples
23,641 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 284th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 95%
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: 148th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76.7 % 88.4 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review
25 % Hitm2 20%, FarC5 53%, StrangeB 6%, TWarW2 40%, SotTR 28%, ACO 6%, MetroEx 31%, MESoW 24%, Divis2 17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
69.3 Pts 90.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+30%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
115 Pts 128 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
228 Pts 249 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
450 Pts 466 Pts +4%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
876 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+14%
770 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
83.4 Pts 96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
125 Pts 148 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
247 Pts 292 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
493 Pts 558 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
981 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+10%
892 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,713,946 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 1.34 % Insanely higher market share.
+6,600%
Value
Value For Money
81.3 % 98.7 % Better value.
+21%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % 81 % More popular.
+29%
Price
Price (score)
$225 $186 Cheaper.
+17%
Age
Newest
80 Months 78 Months +2%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
180 Watts 95 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+47%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167%
6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4 GHz 4.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2521 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+120%
1147 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2190 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+126%
971 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
TR4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
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AMD’s 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is finally here to seize the throne for high end desktop processors. The 1950X is the flagship of the Zen based Threadripper series which also includes the 12 core 1920X and the 8 core 1900X. The 1950X has a stock clock of 3.4 GHz increasing to a maximum single core boost of 4.0 GHz and features quad channel DDR4 and 64 PCI Express lanes. This processor is effectively two Ryzen 7 1800Xs glued together with Infinity Fabric (AMD’s scalable interconnecting technology), making the 1950X one of the physically largest CPUs on the consumer market. If you are considering this CPU, you will need a new X399 motherboard with a TR4 socket. Early benchmarks show the 1950X competing with Intel’s similarly priced i9-7900X. Whilst the 7900X has slightly higher single and quad core scores (10%-15%), the 1950X is around 35% faster for multi-core workloads. Content creators, and other core intensive task masters will not be disappointed. [Aug '17 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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