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IntelBX80684I59600K
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10 Cores, 16 Threads @2.5GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q1 2023.

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▲ 9229,916 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 326,797 user samples
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5,603 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 55th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
321,194 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 120th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		106 % Faster effective speed.
+13% 		93.2 %
Average Score 
+32%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.6 Pts 91 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		186 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38% 		135 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		368 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+37% 		268 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		682 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30% 		525 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1141 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+66% 		688 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+21%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.5 Pts 96.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		192 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+25% 		153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		379 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+24% 		306 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		700 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16% 		604 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1211 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+47% 		822 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.71 % 0.96 % Much higher market share.
+35%
Value
Value For Money 		118 % Slightly better value.
+8% 		109 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % 92 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$186 $155 Cheaper.
+17%
Nice To Haves 
+60%
Age
Newest 		15 Months Much more recent.
+77% 		66 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		10 cores Much higher core count.
+67% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167% 		6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+48%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1658 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+96% 		848 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1609 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+124% 		717 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Raptor Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 106%
Average Bench 93.2%
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The Raptor Lake Intel i5-13400F ($200 USD, cooler included) paired with a B660/B760 motherboard ($150 USD) and 2x8 GB DDR4 3600 RAM ($50 USD) offers good value for money to mid-range gamers. The 13400F has around 5% higher single-core and 35% higher multi-core performance than its predecessor. Although both processors feature the same Golden Cove p-cores, the 13400F has four additional energy efficient e-cores which account for the improvement in multi-core performance. The 13400F offers comparable gaming and better multi-core performance than AMD's 7600X but at a lower price and without the need for an aftermarket cooler, DDR5 memory and an expensive motherboard. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. [Jan '23 CPUPro]

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The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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