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

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

Game EFps  
+1%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		296 EFps +3% 287 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		108 EFps 109 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		142 EFps +4% 137 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		143 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+5% 		136 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		134 EFps 145 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 581,144 user samples
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30,311 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 57th / 1404
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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: 76th / 1404
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99.2 % +2% 96.9 %
Average Score 
+6%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.4 Pts 90.9 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		161 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15% 		140 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		313 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12% 		279 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		590 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7% 		552 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		935 Pts 964 Pts +3%
Overclocked Score 
+3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts 96.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		172 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		155 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		340 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		309 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		652 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6% 		618 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1024 Pts 1123 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+10%
Value & Sentiment 
+73%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.36 % 1.44 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		109 % +5% 104 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		91 % 95 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$198 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$215
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		23 Months Much more recent.
+57% 		53 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
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 		3.9 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+8% 		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1247 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+9% 		1145 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1158 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16% 		1001 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Rocket Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 750 UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 99.2%
Average Bench 96.9%
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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’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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