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Best Bench: 126% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 95% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 95% Great: 126%

SPEED RANK: 6^th / 1059

Gaming 110%

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Desktop 107%

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Workstation 97%

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Best Bench: 119% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 98% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 98% Great: 119%

SPEED RANK: 7^th / 1059

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 172%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		110 %	+1%		109 %


SC Mixed Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed	140 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +25%	112 Pts
QC Mixed Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed	535 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +23%	435 Pts
MC Mixed Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed	1091 Pts		2376 Pts	Hugely faster multi-core speed. +118%


SC Mixed OC Single Core Mixed Speed	157 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +31%	120 Pts
QC Mixed OC Quad Core Mixed Speed	621 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +31%	473 Pts
MC Mixed OC Multi Core Mixed Speed	1252 Pts		2705 Pts	Hugely faster OC multi-core speed. +116%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	3.72 %	Insanely higher market share. +2,557%	0.14 %
Value Value For Money	101 %	Much better value. +44%	70.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	141 %	Much more popular. +78%	79 %
Price Price (score)	£300	Much cheaper. +61%	£771


Age Newest	5 Months	More recent. +29%	7 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +47%	180 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		16 cores	Hugely higher core count. +167%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		32 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +9%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +17%	4 GHz
SC Int Single Core Integer Speed	154 Pts	Much faster single-core int speed. +33%	116 Pts
SC Float Single Core Floating Point Speed	161 Pts	Faster single-core fp speed. +30%	124 Pts
QC Int Quad Core Integer Speed	612 Pts	Much faster quad-core int speed. +34%	456 Pts
QC Float Quad Core Floating Point Speed	637 Pts	Faster quad-core fp speed. +29%	492 Pts
MC Int Multi Core Integer Speed	1150 Pts		2617 Pts	Hugely faster multi-core int speed. +128%
MC Float Multi Core Floating Point Speed	1329 Pts		2718 Pts	Hugely faster multi-core fp speed. +105%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake (2017)	Zen (2017)
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	TR4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

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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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K £300	Nvidia GTX 1070 £281	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB £74
Intel Core i7-7700K £255	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB £285	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB £118
Intel Core i5-8600K £214	AMD RX 480 £70	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB £100

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) £36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB £169	SanDisk Extreme 64GB £35
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) £75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB £1,041	SanDisk Extreme 32GB £18
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) £50	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB £201	SanDisk Extreme 16GB £18

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