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IntelBX80684I78700K
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8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.4GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 8114,443 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+41%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 755,341 user samples
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9,054 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 5 GHz
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 540th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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 		62.5 % 88.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+41%
Average Score 
+79%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.3 Pts 90.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		67.7 Pts 128 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+89%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		128 Pts 249 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+95%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		232 Pts 466 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+101%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		380 Pts 770 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+103%
Overclocked Score 
+69%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.1 Pts 96.5 Pts +5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		82.2 Pts 148 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+80%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		158 Pts 292 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+85%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		290 Pts 558 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+92%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		481 Pts 892 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+85%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 1.48 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		69 % 97 % Much better value.
+41%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 81 % Much more popular.
+53%
Price
Price (score) 		$194 +2% $198
Nice To Haves 
+49%
Age
Newest 		129 Months 78 Months Much more recent.
+40%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		220 Watts 95 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+57%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+19% 		3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		482 Pts 1147 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+138%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		386 Pts 971 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+152%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Piledriver Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM3+ FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 62.5%
Average Bench 88.4%
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The FX-9370 is the slightly lower clocked (4.4 GHz) version of AMD's flagship FX-9 range of desktop processors. The FX-9590 comes clocked at 4.7 GHz with a staggering turbo clock of 5 GHz. Comparing the 9370 and 9590 versions shows that there is only 3% between the two processors at stock clocks but when overclocked they both have an identical performance profile. Given that the 9590 costs nearly 25% more the 9370 should be the obvious choice. Both of these processors have superb multi-core performance but they both lag Intel when it comes to single and dual-core workloads. Until AMD can improve single core performance they will continue to struggle in the high end PC market. [Mar '14 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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