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IntelBX8070110900K
IntelBX8071513600K

10 Cores, 20 Threads @3.7GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

14 Cores, 20 Threads @3.5GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2022.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 134,828 user samples
107,269 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 91st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
27,559 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 128% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 117% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 117% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 18th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 121%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.6 % 122 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
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Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
83.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
149 Pts 213 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+43%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
295 Pts 427 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+45%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
579 Pts 852 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+47%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,100 Pts 1,454 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
92.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
158 Pts 227 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+44%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
314 Pts 454 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+45%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
623 Pts 905 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+45%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,222 Pts 1,568 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+28%
Market Share
Based on 69,048,283 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.41 % 0.58 % Much higher market share.
+41%
Value
Value For Money
86.2 % 131 % Much better value.
+52%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % 97 % Much more popular.
+47%
Price
Price (score)
$470 $210 Much cheaper.
+55%
Age
Newest
54 Months 24 Months Much more recent.
+56%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
10 cores 14 cores Much higher core count.
+40%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
20 threads 20 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz +4% 5.1 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2,033 Pts 2,611 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,888 Pts 2,437 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+29%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Raptor Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 UHD 770

Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. [Oct '22 CPUPro]

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