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IntelBX80684I79700K
AMDYD180XBCAEWOF
▲ 9221,614 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 6616,676 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+35%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 580,883 user samples
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550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 98th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
30,050 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 362nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		96.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+35% 		71.8 %
External Data: 1080p 
+21%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		27 % Hitm2 44%, FarC5 43%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 36%, SotTR 54%, ACO 17%, MetroEx 16%, MESoW 19%, Divis2 15%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		19 % FarC5 44%, BFV 23%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 20%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 18%, Sekiro 47%, Wolf2 16%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		19 % FarC5 44%, BFV 23%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 20%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 18%, Sekiro 47%, Wolf2 16%
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Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		19 % FarC5 44%, BFV 23%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 20%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 18%, Sekiro 47%, Wolf2 16%
Average Score 
+35%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+29% 		70.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		140 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+31% 		107 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		279 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+34% 		208 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		552 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+40% 		394 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		964 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+41% 		686 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+29%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20% 		80.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29% 		120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		309 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+29% 		239 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		618 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+32% 		469 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1123 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+33% 		846 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+1,529%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.88 % Insanely higher market share.
+6,167% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		98.1 % 109 % Better value.
+11%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % Much more popular.
+39% 		66 %
Price
Price (score) 		$265 $60 Much cheaper.
+77%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		66 Months More recent.
+23% 		86 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+23% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1145 Pts 1238 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1001 Pts 1065 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+6%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 96.9%
Average Bench 71.8%
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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 7 1800X is AMD's flagship Ryzen CPU. Clocked at 3.6 GHz with a turbo frequency of 4.0 GHz (stock) this chip offers a staggering level of multi-core performance. Comparing the 1800X with the Intel i7-6850K shows that the 1800X delivers 25% more multi-core throughput than its more expensive counterpart. Historically AMD's CPU architecture has had a much lower IPC than Intel's and consequently Intel have dominated the CPU market since 2009. Comparing IPC between Intel's Kaby Lake and Ryzen shows a maximum gap of just 9%. A very welcome shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as the remaining Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 models are rolled out. For now the 1800X offers workstation users similar processing power to a $1,000 i7-6900K at half the price. [Mar '17 CPUPro]

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