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IntelBX8070110850K
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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Game EFps  
+4%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps 313 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+12%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps +1% 109 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps 138 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps 142 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+5%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps 135 EFps +2%
Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 406,067 user samples
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321,194 User Benchmarks
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: 120th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
84,873 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 81st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % 98.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
External Data: 1080p 
+22%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		22 % BFV 6%, SotTR 30%, MetroEx 22%, Divis2 30%
Average Score 
+16%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts 92 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts 146 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts 288 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts 567 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts 1076 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+56%
Overclocked Score 
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts 97.4 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts 155 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts 307 Pts +0%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts 609 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts 1193 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+45%
Value & Sentiment 
+79%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.97 % Hugely higher market share.
+194% 		0.33 %
Value
Value For Money 		109 % Better value.
+12% 		98.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % Much more popular.
+64% 		56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$155 Much cheaper.
+46% 		$286
Nice To Haves 
+108%
Age
Newest 		66 Months 44+ Months Much more recent.
+33%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts 1987 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+134%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts 1845 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+157%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 98.9%
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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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The Intel Core i9-10850K is one of the best valued high-end CPUs from Intel in the past few years. Essentially, the 10850K is a worse binned 10900K, meaning that it may be a hundred or two megahertz slower than the 10900K and may not overclock as well as a standard 10900K. Otherwise, the 10850K is nearly identical to the 10900K. The 10850K is a very strong gaming and workstation CPU. With a sub-$400 price-tag, the 10850K has a similar pricing to the Ryzen 7 5800X. Gamers who want the faster overall gaming performance should go with the Ryzen 7 5800X, while users who want the best overclocking and a slightly better workstation/multi-core performance may want to stick with the 10850K. Note that Intel will be switching to a new chipset with their 12th generation Alder Lake processors, so the upgrade path is limited to Intel's 11th generation Rocket Lake processors, which is mostly not worth the upgrade. Also, as of Q1 of 2020, the 10900K remains $75-100 more expensive than the 10850K. There is just not enough performance gain for most users to justify the extra cost, so most users would be better off with a 10850K. At the end of the day, the 10850K is still a very solid choice for anyone who wants a high-performing intel processor that will last for a good few years before really needing a upgrade.  [May '21 NorthStar]

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