UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-3930K vs i9-9900K

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Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.2 GHz
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 63% Great: 85%

SPEED RANK: 314^th / 1442

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 64%

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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 90^th / 1442

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		74.4 %			97.9 %	Much faster effective speed. +32%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.2 Pts	93.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +9%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	91.6 Pts	142 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +55%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	182 Pts	281 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +54%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	344 Pts	551 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +60%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	548 Pts	981 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +79%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.7 Pts	97.2 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	112 Pts	153 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +37%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	223 Pts	305 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +37%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	432 Pts	604 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +40%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	684 Pts	1116 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +63%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.03 %		1.12 %	Insanely higher market share. +3,633%
Value Value For Money	74.2 %		87.9 %	Better value. +18%
User Rating UBM User Rating	63 %		87 %	Much more popular. +38%
Price Price (score)	$280	Much cheaper. +32%	$412


Age Newest	149 Months	66 Months	Much more recent. +56%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watts	95 Watts	More energy efficient. +27%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	16 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	5 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +32%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	841 Pts	1590 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +89%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	681 Pts	1451 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +113%


Series CPU Architecture	Sandy Bridge-E	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'11	Q4'18
Cache Cache	12 MB SmartCache	16 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2, AVX, AES	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$488.00 - $499.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz	5.00 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s DMI3
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4-2666
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	4	2
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Package Size Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	2.0	3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40	16
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The 3930K has an outstanding multi-core performance profile, almost as good as you can buy at any budget, which considering its relatively reasonable price tag really make it stand out from the crowd. The reason for the extraordinary multi-core benchmark scores is down to the 3930K's six cores. Having six cores effectively results in a 50% lead over quad core cpus and a 200% percent lead over dual core cpu's. Typical desktop users rarely use more than two cores simultaneously thus rendering the additional four cores largely redundant for consumer use. In terms of regular use this CPU will offer virtually no better real world performance than the leaders in my Desktop CPU Group Test. For server orientated workloads the 3930K offers both outstanding performance and superb value for money. ^{[Jun '13 CPUPro]}

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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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