IntelBX80673I97980X
AMDYD292XA8AFWOF

18 Cores, 36 Threads @2.60 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,555 user samples
4,653 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 234th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
3,902 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 225th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.1 % 80.7 % +1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
70.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts 125 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
235 Pts 247 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+5%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
444 Pts 485 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
875 Pts 892 Pts +2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
84.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
140 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5%
133 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
276 Pts +5% 264 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
546 Pts +4% 525 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1094 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+6%
1031 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,706,079 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 62 % More popular.
+11%
Age
Newest
78+ Months 65+ Months More recent.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
3292 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+62%
2029 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2570 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+40%
1837 Pts
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Even though it may be the most powerful CPU in the market, it's not worth it for gaming―unless you want to stream and video render. This CPU will dominate any workstation load, but its single-core performance is much slower than an i7-8700k, i5-8600k, and i3-8350k. So, in a nutshell, this CPU is only meant for hardcore streaming and workstation computers. [Jun '18 specify_cs]

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This was the ultimate niche CPU. At the time of its release, it had an optimal combination of multi-core performance without sacrificing as much single- and quad- as the higher-core CPUs, at an excellent price-point. It utilizes quad-channel RAM. If you were a content creator without external funding, had one machine in the budget, then this chip might even now in mid-2019 be what you're looking for. The higher-end Threadrippers will throw more cores at you... for up to five times the price. If you've a home studio, running a DAW on the same PC you use for everything; or you do your own video editing; or you're an independent streamer; then those extra 12 or 18 cores aren't really going to help you that much anyway, for all that extra cash - AND those CPUs have lower performance in more common applications (single- low-thread apps). Not worth it. Intel isn't even on the table, of course. If you're reading this in the future: these benchmarks have multiple categories for a reason. Read and think. Find the best combination for what you intend to do with it - not some arbitrary "the best" overall. There is no such thing, because you won't be using your computer for Overall, now will you? [Aug '19 spacefiddle]

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