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IntelBX80684I59600K
IntelBX8070110700K
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 888,239 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Game EFps  
+2%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps 306 EFps Slightly Better CSGO EFps.
+9%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps +2% 108 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps 138 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps 140 EFps +4%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps 134 EFps +1%
Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 520,053 user samples
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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: 138th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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198,859 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 116th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % 96.5 % +4%
External Data: 1080p 
+9%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		16 % BFV 2%, SotTR 27%, MetroEx 8%, Divis2 26%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		7 % FarC5 11%, BFV 11%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 5%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 13%, ACO 17%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 8%, Wolf2 0%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		2 % OC TWarTKC 2% OC
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		13 % Hitm2 18%, TWarTKC 8%
Average Score 
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts 91.1 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts 142 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts 280 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts 547 Pts +4%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts 969 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+41%
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts 96.7 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts 153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts +1% 304 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts +0% 602 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts 1,111 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+35%
Value & Sentiment 
+24%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.19 % Higher market share.
+28% 		0.93 %
Value
Value For Money 		115 % Better value.
+15% 		99.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		91 % +3% 88 %
Price
Price (score) 		$130 Much cheaper.
+48% 		$249
Nice To Haves 
+45%
Age
Newest 		72 Months 54 Months More recent.
+25%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24% 		125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz 5.1 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts 1,573 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+85%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts 1,453 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+103%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'18 Q2'20
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 5.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2015D
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 2
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 3

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 96.5%

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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Intel’s tenth generation octa-core hyperthreaded i7-10700K is one of the fastest high-end desktop CPUs ever made. A simple overclock yields all 16 threads running at a staggering 5.1 GHz. Gaming and desktop performance is second only to the flagship i9-10900K. Although a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard is required, it will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The 10700K’s $400 USD price tag puts it in a similar price band to AMD’s 12-core hyperthreaded Ryzen 9 3900X, however, the 10700K’s faster cores combined with its lower memory latency, yield a 12% effective speed advantage over the 3900X. Intra-generationally comparing the 10700K and 10600K shows that the 10600K offers almost identical gaming performance for 34% less money. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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