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

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
287 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+45%
198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
109 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+14%
96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
137 EFps +1% 135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
136 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+20%
113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+26%
115 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 674,653 user samples
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: 115th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
123,820 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 344th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
96.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
73.8 %
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review
28 % Hitm2 46%, FarC5 43%, StrangeB 0%, TWarW2 39%, SotTR 52%, ACO 16%, MetroEx 19%, MESoW 19%, Divis2 15%
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review
19 % FarC5 44%, BFV 25%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 25%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 19%, Sekiro 44%, Wolf2 15% SotTR 0%
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Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...
19 % FarC5 44%, BFV 25%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 6%, Civ6 25%, ACO 10%, MetroEx 19%, Sekiro 44%, Wolf2 15% SotTR 0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
75.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
140 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+36%
103 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
279 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+38%
202 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
552 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+43%
387 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
964 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+45%
667 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
83.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
155 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+31%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
309 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+31%
236 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
618 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+36%
453 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,123 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+36%
823 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,001,903 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.83 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,560%
0.05 %
Value
Value For Money
101 % Better value.
+21%
83.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
92 % Much more popular.
+48%
62 %
Price
Price (score)
$240 $180 Cheaper.
+25%
Age
Newest
72 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
78 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
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 12 nm Newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+20%
4.1 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,145 Pts 1,176 Pts +3%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,001 Pts 1,017 Pts +2%
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None

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 2700 is an 8 core, 16 thread high-end desktop processor featuring AMD’s second generation 12nm Zen+ architecture and Precision Boost 2 technology. It is the second strongest of four new Ryzen CPUs due for imminent release. The second generation Ryzen processors, codenamed Pinnacle Ridge, are both compatible with the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Official specs for the 2700 are yet to be seen, but early benchmarks appear to indicate base and boost clock speeds of 3.2 and 4.1 GHz respectively. This translates to a modest improvement upon the previous generation 1700 which continues to offer fantastic value for money in terms of multi-core performance. The expected retail price of $299 includes a Wraith cooler and costs the same as Intel’s 6 core 12 thread i7-8700. As expected, the 8700 beats the 2700 on single and quad core intensive tasks, but lags slightly for higher core workloads. Even though the 2700 excels at pure multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames.  [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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