UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-9350KF vs i9-7980XE

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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: 234^th / 1442

Gaming 80%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 103%

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 140^th / 1442

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		80.1 %			89.3 %	Faster effective speed. +11%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...		27 %	BFV 11%, SotTR 60%, Divis2 60%			MetroEx 25%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	77.3 Pts		89.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +15%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	119 Pts		138 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +16%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	235 Pts		275 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +17%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	444 Pts		515 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +16%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	875 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +67%	523 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.4 Pts		96.1 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +5%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	140 Pts		157 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +12%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	276 Pts		313 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +13%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	546 Pts		613 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +12%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1094 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +78%	613 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%	0 %
Value Value For Money	50.3 %		101 %	Hugely better value. +100%
User Rating UBM User Rating	56 %		62 %	More popular. +11%
Price Price (score)	$1,511		$180	Hugely cheaper. +88%


Age Newest	78+ Months		61 Months	More recent. +22%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	3292 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +441%	608 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2570 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +390%	525 Pts


Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'17	Q1'19
Cache Cache	24.75 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.20 GHz	4.60 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2017X	PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	4	2
ECC Memory Supported ECC Memory Supported ‡	No	Yes
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	44	16
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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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The i3-9350KF is a 9th generation quad core Coffee Lake CPU which is designed to be used with a discrete graphics card. It has base/boost turbo frequencies of 4.0/4.6 GHz. The 9350KF generates less heat than its higher core "K" counterparts so getting a decent overclock without expensive cooling is relatively straightforward. Overclocking the 9350KF to 5 GHz with a $20 USD Gammaxx 400 cooler puts the 9350KF at similar single, dual and quad core performance levels as the 9600K, 9700K and 9900K SKUs. Consequently there is not much difference in fps between the 9350KF and any other CPU regardless of core count. At $180 USD the 9350KF sits amongst the top value gaming and desktop CPUs currently available. Comparing the 4 thread 9350KF to AMD’s twice as expensive 16 thread Ryzen 3700X shows that the 9350KF wins hands down in all five of today’s most popular games. The only other CPUs worth considering for unbeatable gaming performance are the 9600K or 9600KF which have 50% more, equally fast cores, for less than 10% more money. ^{[Nov '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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