IntelBX80684I78086K
AMDYD195XA8AEWOF

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 61,727 user samples
38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 135th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
90.8 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
76.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.6 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+32%
69.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
132 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
115 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
256 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
228 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
484 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
450 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
800 Pts 876 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16%
83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
125 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
304 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
247 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
580 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
493 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
948 Pts 981 Pts +3%
Market Share
Based on 67,752,953 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
82.3 % +1% 81.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 63 % More popular.
+15%
Price
Price (score)
$399 $225 Much cheaper.
+44%
Age
Newest
70+ Months More recent.
+12%
80 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1194 Pts 2521 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+111%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1008 Pts 2190 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+117%
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Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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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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