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IntelBX80684I39350KF
$180
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▲ 62796 ▼
 $180 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q1 2019.

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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

Game EFps  
+5%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		270 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+16% 		233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		108 EFps +3% 105 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		134 EFps +3% 130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		125 EFps +1% 124 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		145 EFps +3% 141 EFps
Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 51,612 user samples
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1,442 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 140th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % 89.3 % +0%
External Data: 1080p 
+28%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		MetroEx 16% 28 % BFV 5%, SotTR 61%, Divis2 61%
Average Score 
+19%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		77.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts 139 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		275 Pts 276 Pts +0%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		515 Pts 543 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		523 Pts 1074 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+105%
Overclocked Score 
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		88.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		157 Pts +5% 150 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		313 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+5% 		297 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		613 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6% 		580 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		613 Pts 1146 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+87%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		101 % Much better value.
+33% 		75.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % +3% 60 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Much cheaper.
+65% 		$515
Nice To Haves 
+205%
Age
Newest 		61 Months 53 Months More recent.
+13%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		91 Watts More energy efficient.
+13% 		105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+700%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14% 		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz 4.7 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+388%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		525 Pts 2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+421%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 89.3%
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The i3-9350KF is a 9th generation quad core Coffee Lake CPU which is designed to be used with a discrete graphics card. It has base/boost turbo frequencies of 4.0/4.6 GHz. The 9350KF generates less heat than its higher core "K" counterparts so getting a decent overclock without expensive cooling is relatively straightforward. Overclocking the 9350KF to 5 GHz with a $20 USD Gammaxx 400 cooler puts the 9350KF at similar single, dual and quad core performance levels as the 9600K, 9700K and 9900K SKUs. Consequently there is not much difference in fps between the 9350KF and any other CPU regardless of core count. At $180 USD the 9350KF sits amongst the top value gaming and desktop CPUs currently available. Comparing the 4 thread 9350KF to AMD’s twice as expensive 16 thread Ryzen 3700X shows that the 9350KF wins hands down in all five of today’s most popular games. The only other CPUs worth considering for unbeatable gaming performance are the 9600K or 9600KF which have 50% more, equally fast cores, for less than 10% more money.  [Nov '19 CPUPro]

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The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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