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IntelBX80662I76700K
IntelBX80684I39350KF
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

 $180 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q1 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 590,420 user samples
588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 243rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
1,442 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 160th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.8 % 89.3 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.6 Pts 89.1 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts 138 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
224 Pts 275 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
395 Pts 515 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+30%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
597 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+14%
523 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.9 Pts 96.1 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
137 Pts 157 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
258 Pts 313 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
459 Pts 613 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
696 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
613 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,042,412 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.8 % Insanely higher market share.
+7,900%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
100 % 101 % +0%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
79 % More popular.
+27%
62 %
Price
Price (score)
$127 Cheaper.
+29%
$180
Age
Newest
111 Months 68 Months Much more recent.
+39%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts 91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4 GHz 4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz 4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+10%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
716 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
608 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
612 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+17%
525 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 530 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'15 Q1'19
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz 4.60 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-2400
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
Yes No

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The Core i7-6700K is Intel's latest "Skylake" flagship processor. It replaces the hugely successful i7-4790K and takes the crown as the fastest mainstream consumer CPU available. Comparing performance and specs between the 4790K and 6700K shows that the configuration is largely unchanged (same base clocks, cores, threads) but the improved manufacturing process (14nm) brings a small reduction in TDP and a performance improvement of 8%; almost exactly the same jump as between the Ivy Bridge 3770K and Haswell 4770K. Owners of any unlocked-K Intel CPU from Sandy Bridge or onwards still have no real reason to upgrade as the performance improvements are largely academic but the i7-6700K will be the CPU of choice for the vast majority of top end PC builds in 2015. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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The i3-9350KF is a 9th generation quad core Coffee Lake CPU which is designed to be used with a discrete graphics card. It has base/boost turbo frequencies of 4.0/4.6 GHz. The 9350KF generates less heat than its higher core "K" counterparts so getting a decent overclock without expensive cooling is relatively straightforward. Overclocking the 9350KF to 5 GHz with a $20 USD Gammaxx 400 cooler puts the 9350KF at similar single, dual and quad core performance levels as the 9600K, 9700K and 9900K SKUs. Consequently there is not much difference in fps between the 9350KF and any other CPU regardless of core count. At $180 USD the 9350KF sits amongst the top value gaming and desktop CPUs currently available. Comparing the 4 thread 9350KF to AMD’s twice as expensive 16 thread Ryzen 3700X shows that the 9350KF wins hands down in all five of today’s most popular games. The only other CPUs worth considering for unbeatable gaming performance are the 9600K or 9600KF which have 50% more, equally fast cores, for less than 10% more money.  [Nov '19 CPUPro]

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