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$180
IntelBX80684I78086K
▲ 62796 ▼
 $180 

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

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+2%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		270 EFps 280 EFps +4%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		108 EFps 110 EFps +2%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		134 EFps 138 EFps +3%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		125 EFps 135 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+8%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		145 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+9% 		133 EFps
Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 39,528 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
38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 135th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % 90.8 % +2%
External Data: 1080p 
+35%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		35 % BFV 30%, SotTR 52%, MetroEx 5%, Divis2 52%
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts 91.6 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts +5% 132 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		275 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7% 		256 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		515 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		484 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		523 Pts 800 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+53%
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.1 Pts 97 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		157 Pts +3% 153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		313 Pts +3% 304 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 948 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+55%
Value & Sentiment 
+153%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
Value
Value For Money 		101 % Better value.
+22% 		82.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+13% 		55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Much cheaper.
+55% 		$399
Nice To Haves 
+59%
Age
Newest 		61 Months More recent.
+13% 		70+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 1194 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+96%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		525 Pts 1008 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+92%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'19 Q2'18
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 5.00 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 90.8%
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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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Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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