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IntelBX80684I58600K
▲ 986,128 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

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▲ 785,097 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 276,697 user samples
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11,860 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 117th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
264,837 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 136th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		94.1 % +4% 90.7 %
Average Score 
+17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.8 Pts 90.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		172 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33% 		129 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		323 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+26% 		257 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		565 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13% 		502 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		788 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20% 		656 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91 Pts 96.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		178 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18% 		151 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		344 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14% 		302 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		647 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		594 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		823 Pts +3% 798 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+5%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.31 % 0.49 % Much higher market share.
+58%
Value
Value For Money 		132 % Better value.
+17% 		113 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		98 % More popular.
+26% 		78 %
Price
Price (score) 		$80 Much cheaper.
+36% 		$125
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		28 Months Much more recent.
+65% 		79 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		58 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+39% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts 828 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		795 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+17% 		681 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 94.1%
Average Bench 90.7%
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Gaming is more accessible with the i3-12100F: Intel’s entry level Alder Lake desktop processor. Higher end Alder Lake processors feature a combination of performance and efficiency cores, however, the 12100F contains just four hyper-threaded Golden Cove performance cores. It has a max boost frequency of 4.3 GHz, 12 MB of L3 cache and a 58W TDP. The 12100F is keenly priced at around $130 USD and needs to be paired with a new chipset such as the B660. Only users with discrete GPUs should consider “F” models as they do not have integrated graphics. Whilst a budget PC built around the 12100F represents unbeatable value for money, the 6-core i5-12400F, with 50% stronger multi-core, is a better option for gamers with 3060+ tier GPUs. AMD do not have any CPUs competing in this price segment. Entry level gamers, who cannot find reasonably priced discrete GPUs, could consider the similarly performing Ryzen 5 5600G APU which has integrated RX Vega graphics that are around three times faster than Intel's UHD 730. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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The unlocked hex-core i5-8600K from Intel’s latest Coffee Lake generation of processors is the new flagship of the i5 series, succeeding the Kaby Lake quad-core i5-7600K. The 8th generation of processors brings the largest performance uplift since Sandy Bridge by adding more cores at each of the i3, i5 and i7 product lines. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8600K is built upon optimized 14nm architecture, marginally improved upon from Kaby Lake and Skylake. The 8600K has a 95W TDP and a nominal stock clock of 3.6 GHz, which boosts to 4.1 GHz for all six cores, 4.2 GHz for dual/quad and 4.3 GHz for single core. Early benchmarks put the i5-8600K’s effective speed 15% ahead of the i5-7600K. A 50% increase in multi-core speed is explained by two additional cores and thanks to the quad-core clock bump from 4 GHz on the 7600K to 4.2 GHz on the 8600K there is also an additional 5% performance boost across all workloads. All Coffee Lake processors require a 300-series chipset, making a straight CPU upgrade unfeasible despite sharing the same socket as their Z270 predecessors. Even though most games still use less than 4 cores simultaneously, the i5-8600K is a great choice for gamers but for $80 less, the 8350K which is faster than last years 7600K and only marginally weaker for gaming than the 8600K is certainly well worth considering as well. [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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