IntelBX80684I79700K
IntelBX80701G5920

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

2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.50 GHz, 58 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 550,901 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: 105th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
68 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 674th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
96.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+73%
55.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17%
77.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
140 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+35%
104 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
279 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+46%
191 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
552 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+179%
198 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
964 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+384%
199 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.6 Pts +3% 94.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
155 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+37%
113 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
309 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+37%
225 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
618 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+173%
226 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1123 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+401%
224 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,075,246 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.99 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
98.8 % Better value.
+12%
88.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
92 % Hugely more popular.
+84%
50 %
Price
Price (score)
$259 $53 Much cheaper.
+80%
Age
Newest
67 Months 47+ Months More recent.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1145 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+409%
225 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1001 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+398%
201 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'18 Q2'20
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 2 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2015C
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 128 GB
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.20 GHz 1.05 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 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 Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 3

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