IntelBX80684I39350KF
$180
IntelBX80684I99900K
 $180 

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

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
270 EFps 298 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+10%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps 108 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps 138 EFps +3%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
125 EFps 137 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+10%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
145 EFps 149 EFps +3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 355,665 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: 140th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
354,223 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 89th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
89.3 % 97.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
47 % BFV 28%, SotTR 74%, MetroEx 13%, Divis2 74%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.1 Pts 93.1 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
138 Pts 142 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
275 Pts 281 Pts +2%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
515 Pts 551 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
523 Pts 981 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+88%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.1 Pts 97.2 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
157 Pts +3% 153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
313 Pts +3% 305 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
613 Pts +1% 604 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
613 Pts 1116 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+82%
Market Share
Based on 67,716,108 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 1.11 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
101 % Better value.
+15%
87.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % 87 % Much more popular.
+40%
Price
Price (score)
$180 Much cheaper.
+56%
$412
Age
Newest
61 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
66 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts +4% 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
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 1590 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+162%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
525 Pts 1451 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+176%
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'19 Q4'18
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 16 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
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes

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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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