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IntelBX8070811400F
IntelBX80684I79700K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.6GHz, Rocket Lake.
Release date: Q1 2021.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
259 EFps 287 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+11%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
106 EFps 109 EFps +3%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
142 EFps +4% 137 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
134 EFps 136 EFps +1%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 597,442 user samples
46,609 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 88% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 134th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 115th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
94.2 % 96.9 % +3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.2 Pts 90.9 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
147 Pts +5% 140 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
285 Pts +2% 279 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
544 Pts 552 Pts +1%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
855 Pts 964 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95 Pts 96.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts 155 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
303 Pts 309 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
588 Pts 618 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
913 Pts 1,123 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+23%
Market Share
Based on 69,024,936 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.83 % 1.84 % Hugely higher market share.
+122%
Value
Value For Money
133 % Much better value.
+32%
101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % 92 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$80 Much cheaper.
+67%
$240
Age
Newest
43 Months Much more recent.
+40%
72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.6 GHz 3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+38%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz 4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,120 Pts 1,145 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,049 Pts +5% 1,001 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Rocket Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630

The Rocket Lake i5-11400F paired with a B560 motherboard and 3200 RAM ($365 USD) offers unprecedented value for money to gamers. It completely prices AMD's 5000 series out of the market. Rocket Lake brings higher IPC (early samples indicate +19%) which translates to around a 10% faster Effective Speed than both Intel's 10th Gen and AMD’s 5000 series. Despite Intel’s performance lead, AMD continues to outsell Intel. Given the scale of Intel's operation, it’s inexplicable that their marketing remains so neglected. Little effort is made to counter widespread disinformation such as: “it uses too much electricity” or the classic: “it needs more cores”. Intel’s marketing samples are routinely distributed to reviewers that appear better incentivized to bury Intel's products rather than review them. Not enabling XMP or only testing with BIOS power limits enabled is akin to leaving the handbrake on during a race. Mind-numbing “scientific” and rendering benchmarks are presented as gospel. Different games, mostly unplayed by real users, are cherry picked for each “review”. When it's convenient, canned game benchmarks are chosen such as Ulletical’s CSGO which runs at nearly double the in-game fps. Credible benchmark data, which necessarily includes replicable video footage from popular games, is the exception rather than the rule. At every release, AMD’s marketers coordinate narratives to ensure another feast of blue blubber. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2021, Intel’s Golden Cove is due to offer an additional 20-30% performance increase. At that time, with a net 30-40% performance lead, Intel will probably regain significant market share despite AMD's class-leading marketing. In the meantime, most PC gamers need look no further than the 11400F. [Mar '21 CPUPro]

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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount[Oct '18 CPUPro]

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