AMD100-100000071BOX
IntelBX80684I78086K

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
233 EFps 280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+20%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
105 EFps 110 EFps +5%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
130 EFps 138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+6%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
124 EFps 135 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+9%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+6%
133 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 673,505 user samples
635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 170th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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
85.9 % 90.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
1 % SotTR 8%, MetroEx 2%, Divis2 8% BFV 14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.2 Pts 91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
138 Pts +5% 132 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
270 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+5%
256 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
513 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6%
484 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
900 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12%
800 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86.6 Pts 97 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
145 Pts 153 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
288 Pts 304 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
562 Pts 580 Pts +3%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1009 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+6%
948 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,742,588 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.64 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
93.4 % Better value.
+14%
82.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % Much more popular.
+62%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$205 Much cheaper.
+49%
$399
Age
Newest
57 Months More recent.
+19%
70+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1479 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+24%
1194 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1358 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
1008 Pts
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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster[Jul '19 CPUPro]

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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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