IntelBX80673I77820X
IntelBX8070110100

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Skylake-X.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 53,087 user samples
28,524 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 233rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
24,563 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 240th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.1 % +0% 79.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 85.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
121 Pts +1% 120 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
238 Pts +4% 229 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
455 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
402 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
822 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38%
596 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85 Pts 94.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
138 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+10%
126 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
272 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
250 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
533 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
444 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
976 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48%
659 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,752,953 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.23 % Hugely higher market share.
+475%
Value
Value For Money
73.8 % 108 % Much better value.
+46%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % 90 % Much more popular.
+43%
Price
Price (score)
$375 $94 Much cheaper.
+75%
Age
Newest
81 Months 47 Months Much more recent.
+42%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz +5% 4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1445 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+118%
664 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1263 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+107%
611 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake-X Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2066 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'17 Q2'20
Cache
Cache
11 MB L3 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0, AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 8 GT/s
Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡
Yes No
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2017X PCG 2015C
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
28 16

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