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IntelBX80684I78700K
▲ 8910,101 ▼

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

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▲ 8114,450 ▼

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

Game EFps  
+8%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 284 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+22%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps 106 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 139 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps 139 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+12%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps +1% 139 EFps
Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,381,706 user samples
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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
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 		85.9 % 88.4 % +3%
External Data: 1080p 
+3%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		StrangeB 0% 5 % Hitm2 4%, FarC5 16%, TWarW2 3%, SotTR 6%, ACO 6%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 4%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		SotTR 2%, MetroEx 3%, Divis2 2% 1 % BFV 12%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%, Civ6 3% 3 % FarC5 14%, BFV 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		SotTR 3%, Rage2 1%, Civ6 3% 3 % FarC5 14%, BFV 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 4%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 12%, Wolf2 1%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		SotTR 4%, Civ6 3% 4 % FarC5 16%, BFV 2%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 2%, ACO 7%, MetroEx 5%, Sekiro 13%, Wolf2 0%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		GTAV 1% 4 % Hitm2 4%, TWarW2 4%, F118 1%, SotTR 12%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.2 Pts 90.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8% 		128 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		270 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		249 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		513 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+10% 		466 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		900 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17% 		770 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		86.6 Pts 96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts 148 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts 292 Pts +1%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		562 Pts +1% 558 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1009 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+13% 		892 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+32%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.59 % 1.31 % Hugely higher market share.
+122%
Value
Value For Money 		93.4 % 98.7 % Slightly better value.
+6%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		89 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		81 %
Price
Price (score) 		$205 $186 Slightly cheaper.
+9%
Nice To Haves 
+26%
Age
Newest 		57 Months More recent.
+27% 		78 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1479 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+29% 		1147 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1358 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+40% 		971 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.9%
Average Bench 88.4%
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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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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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