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IntelBX8071513100F
IntelBX80684I59600K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q1 2023.

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 322,191 user samples
997 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 121st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
321,194 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 138th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
96 % +3% 93.2 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.2 Pts 91 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
179 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33%
135 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
335 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
268 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
589 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
525 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
828 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20%
688 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.2 Pts 96.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
186 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
361 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18%
306 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
604 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
864 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+5%
822 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,005,209 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % 1.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,175%
Value
Value For Money
136 % Better value.
+18%
115 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
93 % +2% 91 %
Price
Price (score)
$79 Much cheaper.
+39%
$130
Age
Newest
22 Months Much more recent.
+69%
72 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
3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
866 Pts +2% 848 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
832 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
717 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630

The Raptor Lake Intel i3-13100F is practically identical to its predecessor, the 12100F. They both feature four hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores. The only differences are a 100 MHz base and a 200 MHz boost clock increase which result in a 2% effective speed improvement. With an MSRP of $110 USD, The i3-13100F is the obvious choice for entry level gaming builds. It offers performance that almost matches the previous generations, higher tier, i5-12400F. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. [Jan '23 CPUPro]

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The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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