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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

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▲ 551,294 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Game EFps  
+2%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps +4% 270 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps +2% 108 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps +3% 134 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+8% 		125 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps 145 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+9%
Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 288,330 user samples
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264,837 User Benchmarks
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: 154th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
23,493 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 93% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 93%
SPEED RANK: 233rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		90.7 % Faster effective speed.
+11% 		81.7 %
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.1 Pts +1% 89 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		129 Pts +5% 123 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		257 Pts +5% 245 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17% 		428 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		656 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+48% 		442 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts 96.6 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		151 Pts +3% 146 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		302 Pts +4% 290 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		594 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		544 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		798 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+43% 		557 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+293%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.47 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,075% 		0.04 %
Value
Value For Money 		114 % Better value.
+24% 		91.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		77 % Much more popular.
+40% 		55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$123 Much cheaper.
+34% 		$185
Nice To Haves 
+22%
Age
Newest 		85 Months +1% 86 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 91 Watts +4%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+11%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.3 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+52% 		545 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		681 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+53% 		445 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Cache
Cache 		9 MB 8 MB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 90.7%
Average Bench 81.7%

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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The quad core i3-8350K hails from Intel’s most recent (and as yet unreleased) generation of Coffee Lake processors. It has a stock clock of 4.0 GHz, 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The 8350K is the first i3 processor to feature four cores (previous generations of i3s had two cores and four threads). With this eighth generation of processors, Intel has introduced a step change in their nomenclature which witnesses the old quad core i5s become the new quad core i3s. Our benchmarks show a 25% increase in effective speed between generations of i3 8350K vs 7350K and near equivalence between the outgoing i5-7600K and the new i3-8350K. Although the price points of Coffee Lake are not yet known, if Intel keep them roughly in line with the previous generations (i3 ~= $140) this will represent the best improvement in value for money since Sandy Bridge as the 8350K at $140 would be 34.8% cheaper than a 7600K at $215. Cynics among us will see this as an effort to fend off competition from AMD’s new multi-core Ryzen processors. It appears Intel may have been successful with this move as early benchmarks from the 8350K suggest that it beats the more expensive 8 core Ryzen 7 1700 in single and quad core performance by 25%. The 8350K is a great choice for gaming builds, but the budget will also need to factor in a complementary motherboard based on the new 300 series chipset. Expect the quad core i3-8100 which is the 8350K’s little sister featuring a base clock of 3.6 GHz, to follow shortly. [Aug '17 CPUPro]

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