IntelBX80671I76800K
AMDFD9370FHHKWOF

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.4GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 59,250 user samples
50,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 221st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
9,054 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 5 GHz
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 542nd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.9 % Faster effective speed.
+29%
62.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86 Pts +4% 82.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
107 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+58%
67.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
214 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+67%
128 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
408 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+76%
232 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
660 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+74%
380 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.9 Pts +3% 92.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
124 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+51%
82.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+57%
158 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
483 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+67%
290 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
770 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+60%
481 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,930,583 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
105 % Much better value.
+52%
69 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
65 % More popular.
+23%
53 %
Price
Price (score)
$107 Much cheaper.
+45%
$194
Age
Newest
95 Months More recent.
+27%
130 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+36%
220 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 4.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+29%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+24%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
956 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+98%
482 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
827 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+114%
386 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Broadwell-E Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The Core i7-6800K is the weakest of four new 14 nm Broadwell-E prosumer CPUs. This model has six cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.4 and 3.8 GHz, a TDP of 140 watts and 28 PCIe 3.0 lanes. The 6800K closely matches, and supersedes, the very popular Haswell-E 5820K. Because of its MSRP of around $500, this CPU only makes sense for niche use cases which include graphics design, video production or multi GPU gaming. Comparing the 6800K and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use, at stock clocks, the 6800K actually lags the 6700K by around 10%. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher (Base clock 4.0 GHz vs 3.4 GHz) and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6800K. If the 6800K proves to be a capable overclocker then it may challenge the 6700K on a range of core-heavy use cases, time will tell. [Jun '16 CPUPro]

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The FX-9370 is the slightly lower clocked (4.4 GHz) version of AMD's flagship FX-9 range of desktop processors. The FX-9590 comes clocked at 4.7 GHz with a staggering turbo clock of 5 GHz. Comparing the 9370 and 9590 versions shows that there is only 3% between the two processors at stock clocks but when overclocked they both have an identical performance profile. Given that the 9590 costs nearly 25% more the 9370 should be the obvious choice. Both of these processors have superb multi-core performance but they both lag Intel when it comes to single and dual-core workloads. Until AMD can improve single core performance they will continue to struggle in the high end PC market. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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