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

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Game EFps  
+1%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps 284 EFps +1%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps +4% 106 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps 139 EFps +1%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps 139 EFps +3%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps 139 EFps +5%
Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,011,124 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: 136th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
746,287 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 148th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		90.7 % +3% 88.4 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
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Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		SotTR 0%, MetroEx 2%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 1% 1 % FarC5 3%, BFV 3%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 0%, ACO 9%
Average Score 
+1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.1 Pts 90.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		129 Pts +1% 128 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		257 Pts +3% 249 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8% 		466 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		656 Pts 770 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17%
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts 96.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		151 Pts +2% 148 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		302 Pts +3% 292 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		594 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6% 		558 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		798 Pts 892 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+50%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.43 % 1.32 % Hugely higher market share.
+207%
Value
Value For Money 		103 % +5% 98.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		78 % 81 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$173 Slightly cheaper.
+7% 		$186
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		78 Months 78 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts 1147 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+39%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		681 Pts 971 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+43%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Cache
Cache 		9 MB 12 MB
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.30 GHz 4.70 GHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 90.7%
Average Bench 88.4%
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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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The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. [Sep '17 CPUPro]

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