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IntelBX8070811600K
IntelBX80684I78086K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.9GHz, Rocket Lake.
Release date: Q1 2021.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
296 EFps Slightly Better CSGO EFps.
+6%
280 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps 110 EFps +2%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
142 EFps +3% 138 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
143 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+6%
135 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
134 EFps +1% 133 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 82,052 user samples
43,966 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 93rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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: 153rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
90.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.4 Pts 91.6 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
162 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+23%
132 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
313 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
256 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
592 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+22%
484 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
945 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18%
800 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.4 Pts 97 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
172 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
338 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11%
304 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
661 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
580 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,034 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
948 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,025,165 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.37 % Hugely higher market share.
+147%
0.15 %
Value
Value For Money
112 % Much better value.
+36%
82.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % Much more popular.
+62%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$181 Much cheaper.
+55%
$399
Age
Newest
43 Months Much more recent.
+44%
77+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,256 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+5%
1,194 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,165 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
1,008 Pts

The i5-11600K is the best value "top tier" CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup. With a simple overclock it offers almost the same levels of performance as the 11900K. 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 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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