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IntelBX80684I78086K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.2 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 54,319 user samples
16,233 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 470th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.6 % 90.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.2 Pts 91.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
79.5 Pts 132 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+66%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
152 Pts 256 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+68%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
264 Pts 484 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+83%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
370 Pts 800 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+116%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.4 Pts 97 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.7 Pts 153 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+76%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
168 Pts 304 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+81%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
325 Pts 580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+78%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
416 Pts 948 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+128%
Market Share
Based on 69,053,330 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.11 % Hugely higher market share.
+450%
Value
Value For Money
72.4 % 82.2 % Better value.
+14%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 55 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$217 Much cheaper.
+46%
$399
Age
Newest
131+ Months 77+ Months Much more recent.
+41%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
417 Pts 1,194 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+186%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
373 Pts 1,008 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+170%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'09 Q2'18
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$305.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.46 GHz 5.00 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
4.8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
24 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066 DDR4-2666
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 2.0
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes

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9xx series i7 were a powerhouse when they came out and still do good work. Their power usage is out of control though [Dec '18 BurntTech]

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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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