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IntelBX80684I78086K
▲ 701,688 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q2 2020.

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▲ 55793 ▼

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

Game EFps  
+10%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		251 EFps 280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+12%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		99 EFps 110 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+11%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		131 EFps 138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+5%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		113 EFps 135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+19%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		128 EFps 133 EFps +4%
Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 53,379 user samples
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15,293 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		79.7 % 90.8 % Faster effective speed.
+14%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.3 Pts 91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		137 Pts +4% 132 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		257 Pts +0% 256 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		443 Pts 484 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		662 Pts 800 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+21%
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.6 Pts 97 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		147 Pts 153 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		289 Pts 304 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+5%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		500 Pts 580 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		748 Pts 948 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+27%
Value & Sentiment 
+49%
Market Share
Based on 67,739,794 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		94.4 % Better value.
+15% 		82.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		70 % More popular.
+27% 		55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 Much cheaper.
+62% 		$399
Nice To Haves 
+25%
Age
Newest 		47 Months Much more recent.
+33% 		70+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		753 Pts 1194 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+59%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		677 Pts 1008 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+49%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 79.7%
Average Bench 90.8%
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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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