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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	284 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +5%	270 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	106 EFps		108 EFps	+2%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	139 EFps	+4%	134 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	139 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +11%	125 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	139 EFps		145 EFps	+4%

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 76% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 148^th / 1442

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 80%

Battleship

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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: 140^th / 1442

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		88.4 %			89.3 %	+1%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		38 %	BFV 27%, SotTR 60%, MetroEx 4%, Divis2 60%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.1 Pts	+1%	89.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	128 Pts		138 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	249 Pts		275 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +10%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	466 Pts		515 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	770 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +47%	523 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	+0%	96.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts		157 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	292 Pts		313 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +7%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	558 Pts		613 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +10%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	892 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +46%	613 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.3 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%	0 %
Value Value For Money	98.7 %		101 %	+2%
User Rating UBM User Rating	81 %	Much more popular. +31%	62 %
Price Price (score)	$186		$180	+3%


Age Newest	78 Months		61 Months	More recent. +22%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		91 Watts	+4%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		4 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz	+2%	4.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1147 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +89%	608 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	971 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +85%	525 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'17	Q1'19
Cache Cache	12 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.70 GHz	4.60 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (130W)	PCG 2015D (130W)
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
ECC Memory Supported ECC Memory Supported ‡	No	Yes
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	Yes	No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. ^{[Sep '17 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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