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Best Bench: 56% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 20% Great: 56%

SPEED RANK: 997^th / 1442

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 30%

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Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 79% Great: 101%

SPEED RANK: 136^th / 1442

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 92%

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Workstation 74%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		42.6 %			90.7 %	Hugely faster effective speed. +113%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	63.6 Pts	90.1 Pts	Much lower memory latency. +42%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	51 Pts	129 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +153%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	89 Pts	257 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +189%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	126 Pts	502 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +298%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	132 Pts	656 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +397%


Memory OC Memory Latency	86 Pts	96.5 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	70.7 Pts	151 Pts	Hugely faster OC single-core speed. +114%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	115 Pts	302 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +163%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	173 Pts	594 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +243%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	172 Pts	798 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +364%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.05 %	0.58 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,060%
Value Value For Money	42.5 %	103 %	Hugely better value. +143%
User Rating UBM User Rating	52 %	78 %	Much more popular. +50%
Price Price (score)	$281	$173	Much cheaper. +38%


Age Newest	127 Months		78 Months	Much more recent. +39%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watts	Hugely more energy efficient. +84%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		6 cores	Hugely higher core count. +200%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		6 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	1.6 GHz		3.6 GHz	Hugely faster base frequency. +125%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	2.6 GHz		4.3 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +65%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	174 Pts		828 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +376%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	132 Pts		681 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +416%


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4400	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'13	Q4'17
Cache Cache	3 MB SmartCache	9 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$281.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	2.6 GHz	4.30 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	2 GB	64 GB
Package Size Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	No	Yes
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	No	Yes
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	No	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	2.0	3.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	4x1, 2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	12	16
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The Intel i5-4200U is a dual core 4th generation Haswell processor. Specifically designed for tablets and ultrabooks it gives the appropriate balance between performance and battery life. The i5-4200U has integrated HD 4400 graphics which are fine for desktop use but not suited to 3D gaming. With an impressive TDP of just 15 Watts, the 4200U will typically give 6 hours of battery life. Despite the low effective speed of 56 which is 70% below the average of the leaders, when coupled with an SSD the 4200U can give a reasonable user experience. Comparing the 4200U and 4500U shows that the 4500U has 20% faster single-core performance but also costs 40% more. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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The unlocked hex-core i5-8600K from Intel’s latest Coffee Lake generation of processors is the new flagship of the i5 series, succeeding the Kaby Lake quad-core i5-7600K. The 8th generation of processors brings the largest performance uplift since Sandy Bridge by adding more cores at each of the i3, i5 and i7 product lines. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8600K is built upon optimized 14nm architecture, marginally improved upon from Kaby Lake and Skylake. The 8600K has a 95W TDP and a nominal stock clock of 3.6 GHz, which boosts to 4.1 GHz for all six cores, 4.2 GHz for dual/quad and 4.3 GHz for single core. Early benchmarks put the i5-8600K’s effective speed 15% ahead of the i5-7600K. A 50% increase in multi-core speed is explained by two additional cores and thanks to the quad-core clock bump from 4 GHz on the 7600K to 4.2 GHz on the 8600K there is also an additional 5% performance boost across all workloads. All Coffee Lake processors require a 300-series chipset, making a straight CPU upgrade unfeasible despite sharing the same socket as their Z270 predecessors. Even though most games still use less than 4 cores simultaneously, the i5-8600K is a great choice for gamers but for $80 less, the 8350K which is faster than last years 7600K and only marginally weaker for gaming than the 8600K is certainly well worth considering as well. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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