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IntelBX8071513600K
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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Effective Speed 
+48%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 70,648 user samples
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Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 207th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
27,559 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 128% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 117% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 117% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 15th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 121%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		82.1 % 122 % Much faster effective speed.
+48%
Average Score 
+82%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.6 Pts 83.9 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		116 Pts 213 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+84%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		230 Pts 427 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+86%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		448 Pts 852 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+90%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts 1454 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+149%
Overclocked Score 
+78%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts +2% 92.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts 227 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+85%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		244 Pts 454 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+86%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		484 Pts 905 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+87%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		675 Pts 1568 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+132%
Value & Sentiment 
+39%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.29 % 0.55 % Hugely higher market share.
+90%
Value
Value For Money 		93.8 % 122 % Much better value.
+30%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 103 % Much more popular.
+72%
Price
Price (score) 		$171 Much cheaper.
+37% 		$273
Nice To Haves 
+218%
Age
Newest 		74+ Months 18 Months Much more recent.
+76%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		694 Pts 2611 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+276%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 2437 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+301%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 82.1%
Average Bench 122%
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The hex-core i5-8500 hails from Intel’s eighth generation of Coffee Lake processors, known for featuring a higher number of cores at each SKU than in previous generations and their refinement of the 14nm architecture as seen in 6th and 7th generation processors. At an estimated price of $184 it offers good multi-core value for money. Its quad core performance nearly rivals the more expensive i7-7700K (the 2017 CPU of choice for many top-end gamers). However based on preliminary benchmarks, the i5-8500 is only marginally faster (2% greater effective speed) than the i5-8400 which is also a recent and competitively priced hex-core Coffee Lake processor. Also, like the i5-8400, the 8500 features 9MB of L3 cache and a frugal TDP of 65W, leaving not much to choose between them. As is the case of all Coffee Lake processors, currently the only motherboards that the 8500 can be paired with feature Intel’s high-end Z370 chipset for overclocking. However, alternative and more suitable 300 series motherboards are long overdue and expected to be available soon. [Mar '18 CPUPro]

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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. [Oct '22 CPUPro]

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