Real World Speed
Performance profile from 571,657 user samples
20,824 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 59th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
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
104 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
96.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
95.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
90.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
156 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
140 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
310 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+11%
279 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
601 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
552 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1034 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
964 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
99.5 Pts +3% 96.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
165 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6%
155 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
329 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
309 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
652 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
618 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1219 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
1123 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,695,438 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.43 % 1.82 % Hugely higher market share.
+323%
Value
Value For Money
101 % +2% 98.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % 92 % Much more popular.
+46%
Price
Price (score)
$308 $258 Cheaper.
+16%
Age
Newest
24+ Months Much more recent.
+63%
65 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1524 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+33%
1145 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1387 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%
1001 Pts
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The 5800X3D has the same core architecture as the 5800X but it runs at 11% lower base and 4% lower boost clocks. The lower clocks are in exchange for an extra 64MB of cache (96MB up from 32MB) and around 40% more money. For most real-world tasks performance is comparable to the 5800X. Cache sensitive scenarios such as low res. canned game benchmarks with a 3090-Ti ($2,000 USD) benefit at the cost of everything else. Be wary of sponsored reviews with cherry picked games that showcase the wins, conveniently ignore frame drops and gloss over the losses. Also watch out for AMD’s army of Neanderthal social media accounts on reddit, forums and youtube, they will be singing their own praises as usual. Instead of focusing on real-world performance, AMD’s marketers aim to dupe consumers with bankrolled headlines. The same tactics were used with the Radeon 5000 series GPUs. Zen 4 needs to bring substantial IPC improvements for all workloads, rather than overpriced "3D" marketing gimmicks. New PC builders have little reason to look further than the $260 12600K which, at a fraction of the price, offers better all round performance in gaming, desktop and workstation applications. Users with an existing AM4 build should wait just a few more months for better performance at lower prices with Raptor Lake or even Zen 4. The marketers selling expensive “3D” upgrades today will quickly move onto Zen 4 (3D) leaving unfortunate buyers stuck on an overpriced, 6 year old, dead-end, platform. [Mar '22 CPUPro]

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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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We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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