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IntelBX8070110900K
IntelBX80684I78700K
▲ 664,191 ▼

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

VS
▲ 8214,560 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Game EFps  
+2%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		313 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+10% 		284 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		109 EFps +3% 106 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps 139 EFps +1%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		142 EFps +2% 139 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		135 EFps 139 EFps +3%
Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 853,556 user samples
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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
746,287 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 167th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99.6 % Faster effective speed.
+13% 		88.4 %
External Data: 1080p 
+9%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		15 % BFV 6%, SotTR 15%, MetroEx 23%, Divis2 15%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		6 % FarC5 15%, BFV 5%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 11%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 10%, Wolf2 3% ACO 0%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		6 % FarC5 15%, BFV 5%, SotTR 6%, Rage2 3%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 11%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 10%, Wolf2 3% ACO 0%
Average Score 
+21%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts +1% 90.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		149 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16% 		128 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		295 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18% 		249 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		579 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+24% 		466 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,100 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+43% 		770 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.4 Pts +1% 96.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		158 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7% 		148 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		314 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8% 		292 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		623 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12% 		558 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,222 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37% 		892 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+76%
Market Share
Based on 69,023,515 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.45 % 1.33 % Hugely higher market share.
+196%
Value
Value For Money 		87.3 % 103 % Better value.
+18%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		66 % 82 % More popular.
+24%
Price
Price (score) 		$450 $160 Much cheaper.
+64%
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		54 Months Much more recent.
+36% 		85 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		10 cores Much higher core count.
+67% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		20 threads Much higher thread count.
+67% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+13% 		4.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,033 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+77% 		1,147 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,888 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+94% 		971 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'20 Q4'17
Cache
Cache 		20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		5.30 GHz 4.70 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015D PCG 2015C (130W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 99.6%
Average Bench 88.4%

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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The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. [Sep '17 CPUPro]

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