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

12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 134,553 user samples
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: 160th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
133,111 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 121% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 107% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 121%
SPEED RANK: 43rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
89.3 % 114 % Faster effective speed.
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
80.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
138 Pts 201 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+46%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
275 Pts 401 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+46%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
515 Pts 787 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+53%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
523 Pts 1,456 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+178%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
91.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
157 Pts 211 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
313 Pts 419 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
613 Pts 833 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+36%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
613 Pts 1,609 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+162%
Market Share
Based on 69,003,516 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 1.22 % Insanely higher market share.
+12,100%
Value
Value For Money
101 % 122 % Better value.
+21%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % 90 % Much more popular.
+45%
Price
Price (score)
$180 Cheaper.
+16%
$214
Age
Newest
68 Months 36 Months Much more recent.
+47%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts More energy efficient.
+27%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 20 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+400%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+11%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz 5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
608 Pts 2,463 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+305%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
525 Pts 2,307 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+339%
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 770

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 12-core i7-12700K sits in the middle of Intel’s latest 12th gen. Alder Lake CPU line-up. It offers a significant performance improvement over it's predecessor (+50% 64-core). The 12700K features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with four efficiency cores for a total of 20 threads. With an MSRP of $410 USD, the 12700K offers similar real world performance to the flagship i9-12900K, at a 30% price discount. Although, by historical standards, this represents superb value for money, most consumers should consider the 10-core 16-thread i5-12600K which offers comparable real-world performance for 30% less money. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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