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IntelBX80684I79700K
▲ 845,477 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Game EFps  
+21%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		197 EFps 287 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+46%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		97 EFps 109 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+12%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		134 EFps 137 EFps +2%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		116 EFps 136 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+17%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		112 EFps 145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+29%
Effective Speed 
+31%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 693,816 user samples
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142,983 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 320th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 98th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		74 % 96.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
External Data: 1080p 
+21%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		StrangeB 0% 23 % Hitm2 41%, FarC5 35%, TWarW2 26%, SotTR 47%, ACO 16%, MetroEx 11%, MESoW 15%, Divis2 13%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		SotTR 2% 16 % FarC5 36%, BFV 20%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 27%, ACO 12%, MetroEx 13%, Sekiro 36%, Wolf2 15%
20 Oct20|Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar... 		25 % Hitm2 35%, FarC5 34%, AotS 11%, WarhDoW3 27%, ProjC2 35%, GTAV 24%, Civ6 32%, FinFant15 15%, WoT 25%, Divis2 16%
Average Score 
+33%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.4 Pts 90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		112 Pts 140 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		214 Pts 279 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+30%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		386 Pts 552 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+43%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		643 Pts 964 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+50%
Overclocked Score 
+29%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts 96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		125 Pts 155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		247 Pts 309 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		479 Pts 618 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+29%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		729 Pts 1123 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+54%
Value & Sentiment 
+314%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.15 % 2.09 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,293%
Value
Value For Money 		93.3 % 99.5 % Slightly better value.
+7%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % 92 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Price
Price (score) 		$120 Much cheaper.
+52% 		$252
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		72 Months 66 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		12 nm Newer manufacturing.
+14% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz 4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		946 Pts 1145 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+21%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts 1001 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+21%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen+ Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74%
Average Bench 96.9%
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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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