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6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
280 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+41%
198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
110 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+15%
96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
138 EFps +2% 135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+19%
113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
133 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+16%
115 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 217,674 user samples
38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 153rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 350th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
90.8 % Faster effective speed.
+24%
73.3 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
132 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
256 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
484 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
800 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+29%
621 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+30%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
304 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+31%
232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+30%
446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
948 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+40%
676 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,000,984 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.16 % 0.43 % Hugely higher market share.
+169%
Value
Value For Money
82.2 % 92.4 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 77 % Much more popular.
+40%
Price
Price (score)
$399 $120 Much cheaper.
+70%
Age
Newest
77+ Months +1% 78 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,194 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+34%
889 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,008 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+26%
800 Pts

Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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