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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 57% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 375^th / 1456

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 53%

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Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 75% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 75% Great: 94%

SPEED RANK: 169^th / 1456

Gaming 87%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 78%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		71.5 %			87 %	Faster effective speed. +22%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.7 Pts	88.7 Pts	+4%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	122 Pts	126 Pts	+3%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	215 Pts	245 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +14%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	332 Pts	459 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +38%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	337 Pts	748 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +122%


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.2 Pts		95.5 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	144 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%	132 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	258 Pts		263 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	395 Pts		518 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +31%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	396 Pts		822 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +108%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		1.21 %	Insanely higher market share. +12,000%
Value Value For Money	121 %	Better value. +24%	97.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	53 %		71 %	Much more popular. +34%
Price Price (score)	$42	Much cheaper. +78%	$186


Age Newest	89 Months		80 Months	More recent. +10%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +8%	65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		6 cores	Hugely higher core count. +200%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +31%	3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz		4.6 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	397 Pts		1043 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +163%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	339 Pts		936 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +176%


Series CPU Architecture	Kaby Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'17	Q4'17
Cache Cache	4 MB	12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$168.00 - $179.00	N/A
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C (65W)
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350.00 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	Yes
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
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The Intel Core i3-7350K is Intel’s first unlocked i3 processor. The base clock of 4.2 GHz on the 7350K is matched only by the flagship i7-7700K. Consequently for desktop applications and the vast majority of tasks that rely primarily on single core performance the 7350K excels. The i3-7350K’s key feature is an unlocked multiplier which should allow a comfortable overclock (on air) to 4.8 GHz. This makes the 7350K far better suited to desktop workloads than any other non-K CPU. The Achilles heel of only having two physical cores means that for tasks that can use more than two cores such as video encoding or software development, the 7350K lags behind its quad core counterparts. For typical desktop computing such as email, browsing with multiple tabs, office documents and playing the majority of games the i3-7350K is a viable option, but at current prices it’s bested by both the i5-7600K and i7-7700K which offer far better value for money. ^{[Jan '17 CPUPro]}

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The high-end hex core, 12 thread i7-8700 is second in Intel’s line up of 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs that witnesses an increase in the number of cores at each SKU, as well as further refinement on the 14nm architecture as seen in the 6th and 7th generations. The i7-8700 features a TDP of 65W, 12MB of L3 Cache and 16 PCIe lanes. Although the 8700 has a base clock of 3.2 GHz it has an all core boost of 4.3 GHz and a single core boost of 4.6 GHz. These are unusually high clocks for a non-K SKU, Intel have historically clocked their non-K SKUs around 10% lower than the flagship K variants but with Coffee Lake, the 8700 is almost a match for a stock 8700K. Priced at $320, the i7-8700 offers exceptional single, quad and multi-core processing power to the mainstream market but unfortunately a new 300 series chipset will also need to be factored into the purchase. AMD’s comparably priced Ryzen 7 1700X is an 8 core 16 thread processor which is around 20% faster at multi-threaded tasks, but has around 20% slower single and quad core performance so the choice between these two processors is use case dependant but generally favours Intel for most desktop users whose workloads are typically single or dual core bound. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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