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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	284 EFps	Better CSGO EFps. +22%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	106 EFps		107 EFps	+1%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	139 EFps	+1%	138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	139 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +13%	123 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	139 EFps	Slightly Better Fortnite EFps. +7%	130 EFps

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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: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 185^th / 1442

Gaming 85%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		88.4 %	+4%		84.8 %


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review	7 %	Hitm2 8%, FarC5 8%, TWarW2 11%, SotTR 8%, ACO 13%, MetroEx 0%, MESoW 5%, Divis2 8%	StrangeB 1%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	13 %	BFV 5%, SotTR 22%, MetroEx 4%, Divis2 22%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	5 %	FarC5 8%, BFV 7%, SotTR 1%, Rage2 7%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 7%, ACO 17%, Sekiro 6%	MetroEx 1%, Wolf2 0%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	90.1 Pts	+3%	87.8 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	128 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +9%	117 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	249 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +7%	233 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	466 Pts	+4%	450 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	770 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +31%	589 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	+2%	94.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	148 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +20%	123 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	292 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +20%	243 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	558 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +15%	484 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	892 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +30%	685 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.33 %	1.92 %	Much higher market share. +44%
Value Value For Money	98.7 %	112 %	Better value. +13%
User Rating UBM User Rating	81 %	86 %	Slightly more popular. +6%
Price Price (score)	$186	$102	Much cheaper. +45%


Age Newest	78 Months		62 Months	More recent. +21%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	Faster base frequency. +28%	2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +15%	4.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1147 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +65%	696 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	971 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +58%	614 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	9 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	4.10 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (130W)	PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
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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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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