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IntelBX8069510980XE
IntelBX80684I78086K
▲ 52289 ▼

18 Cores, 36 Threads @3.00 GHz, 165 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

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▲ 55797 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,045 user samples
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Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 206th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
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38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 148th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.2 % 90.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
External Data: 1080p 
+9%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		SotTR 7%, Divis2 7% 9 % BFV 17%, MetroEx 32%
Average Score 
+0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.3 Pts 91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		129 Pts 132 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		255 Pts 256 Pts +0%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		488 Pts +1% 484 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		951 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19% 		800 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.4 Pts 97 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts 153 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts 304 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		575 Pts 580 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1149 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+21% 		948 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+16%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Much higher market share.
+50% 		0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		57.7 % 82.2 % Much better value.
+43%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$1,100 $399 Much cheaper.
+64%
Nice To Haves 
+123%
Age
Newest 		59+ Months More recent.
+21% 		75+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		3371 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+182% 		1194 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2664 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+164% 		1008 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'19 Q2'18
Cache
Cache 		24.75 MB Intel® Smart Cache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 5.00 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2017X PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		256 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		94 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		48 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.2%
Average Bench 90.8%

While it's good for Intel to cut the prices of top end i9-x980XE in half (from $1979 to $979), it was unfortunately positioned in an awkward position against the competing AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Threadripper 3960X. This CPU offer better value than the preceding i9-9980XE while offering nearly similar performance as the preceding ones but would prefer paying less for Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper 2950X or more for mighty Threadripper 3960X instead.  [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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