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IntelBX80684I39350KF
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IntelBX8069510980XE
▲ 62809 ▼
 $180 

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

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▲ 52290 ▼

18 Cores, 36 Threads @3.00 GHz, 165 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 6,401 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: 160th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
4,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 211th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6% 		84.2 %
External Data: 1080p 
+27%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		MetroEx 25% 27 % BFV 11%, SotTR 62%, Divis2 62%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		77.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7% 		129 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		275 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		255 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		515 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		488 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		523 Pts 951 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+82%
Overclocked Score 
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5% 		91.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		157 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		145 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		313 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		288 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		613 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7% 		575 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		613 Pts 1149 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+87%
Value & Sentiment 
+19%
Market Share
Based on 68,953,787 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money 		101 % Much better value.
+75% 		57.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+19% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Hugely cheaper.
+84% 		$1,100
Nice To Haves 
+291%
Age
Newest 		68 Months 60+ Months More recent.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 3371 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+454%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		525 Pts 2664 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+407%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'19 Q4'19
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 24.75 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2017X
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 256 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400 DDR4-2933
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 94 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 2
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 48

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 84.2%

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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While it's good for Intel to cut the prices of top end i9-x980XE in half (from $1979 to $979), it was unfortunately positioned in an awkward position against the competing AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Threadripper 3960X. This CPU offer better value than the preceding i9-9980XE while offering nearly similar performance as the preceding ones but would prefer paying less for Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper 2950X or more for mighty Threadripper 3960X instead.  [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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