IntelBX80684I78086K
AMD100-100000025BOX

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

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.9GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+20%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
110 EFps +5% 105 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+6%
130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
135 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+9%
124 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
133 EFps 141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 179,208 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: 135th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
141,122 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 78% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 78% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 159th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
90.8 % +4% 87 %
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BFV 14% 1 % SotTR 8%, MetroEx 3%, Divis2 8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
132 Pts 141 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
256 Pts 276 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
484 Pts 524 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
800 Pts 922 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
88.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts +3% 148 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
304 Pts +4% 293 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
580 Pts +1% 572 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
948 Pts 1034 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Market Share
Based on 67,713,788 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 0.12 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money
82.3 % 85.6 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 67 % More popular.
+22%
Price
Price (score)
$399 $295 Cheaper.
+26%
Age
Newest
70+ Months 57 Months More recent.
+19%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1194 Pts 1506 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+26%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1008 Pts 1401 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%
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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 7 3800X is an 8-core, 16-thread high end desktop Zen 2 processor, built on AMD’s seminal 7nm manufacturing process. It has a boost clock speed of 4.5 GHz, overtaking the previous Zen+ flagship, the Ryzen 7 2700X, by 200 MHz and around 16% in terms of effective speed. The 3800X is available at launch for $399 USD alongside four other new Zen 2 processors, including the similarly specified Ryzen 7 3700X. The main differences between the 3800X and 3700X being an extra 100 MHz of boost clock frequency on the 3800X and extra TDP headroom (105W for the 3800X versus 65W for the 3700X) for a $70 USD premium. The 21% higher release price translates to just a 2% higher effective speed over the 3700X. The 3800X is in direct competition with Intel’s i7-9700K, benchmarks show that, when overclocked, the 3800X is 10% worse for gaming but 30% faster for 64-core processing. The 3800X is also 15% ($50 USD) more expensive than the i7-9700K. Additionally, the 3800X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. Like the other third generation Ryzen processors, the 3800X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 chipset as well as the 400 and 300 series motherboards. At $380 USD, the 3800X offers reasonable value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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