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AMD100-100000071BOX
▲ 721,740 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 99472 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 70,438 user samples
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Best Bench: 131% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 94% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 7th / 1173
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
4,934 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 117% Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 99% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 99% Great: 117%
SPEED RANK: 17th / 1173
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		120 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		112 %
Average User Bench 
+7%
SC Mixed
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		145 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7% 		135 Pts
QC Mixed
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		565 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7% 		527 Pts
MC Mixed
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1501 Pts Slightly faster multi-core speed.
+5% 		1424 Pts
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+11%
SC Mixed
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		156 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		141 Pts
QC Mixed
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		620 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+13% 		551 Pts
MC Mixed
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1648 Pts Slightly faster OC multi-core speed.
+10% 		1498 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+33%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.58 % 2.46 % Much higher market share.
+56%
Value
Value For Money 		99.2 % 107 % Slightly better value.
+8%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % 99 % Much more popular.
+38%
Price
Price (score) 		$485 $329 Much cheaper.
+32%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		9 Months 0 Months Hugely more recent.
+100%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads 16 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+14% 		4.4 GHz
SC Int
Single Core Integer Speed 		153 Pts Faster single-core int speed.
+19% 		129 Pts
SC Float
Single Core Floating Point Speed 		162 Pts Slightly faster single-core fp speed.
+5% 		154 Pts
QC Int
Quad Core Integer Speed 		603 Pts Faster quad-core int speed.
+19% 		507 Pts
QC Float
Quad Core Floating Point Speed 		640 Pts Slightly faster quad-core fp speed.
+6% 		604 Pts
MC Int
Multi Core Integer Speed 		1500 Pts Slightly faster multi-core int speed.
+5% 		1422 Pts
MC Float
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 		1761 Pts Faster multi-core fp speed.
+18% 		1489 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 120%
Average Bench 112%
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Intel’s new consumer flagship CPU for 2018 is the i9-9900K, an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Intel core desktop processor. It is based on the third round of optimization of Intel’s 14nm Coffee Lake architecture, which in this iteration, yields more cores. This is a retort to AMD’s 8 core 16 thread Ryzen 7 processors that launched in Q2 2018, to fill the gap before Intel releases it’s 10nm Cannon Lake based CPUs in, perhaps, late 2019. In direct proportion to the increased number of cores, average multi-core benchmarks are around 33% higher on the 8 core 9900K than the previous generation 6 core 8700K. The i9-9900K has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz, ramping up to an all-core turbo boost frequency of 4.7 GHz and a single-core turbo boost speed of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD graphics 630. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset from Intel, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the Z370 chipset. This premium CPU is expected to retail at $500, which compares to around $300 for the 8 core, 16 thread Ryzen 7 2700X. Although the 9900K has around a 16% effective speed advantage over the 2700X, the Ryzen 2700X offers better value for money for most users. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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The 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 3700X hails from the middle of AMD’s latest range of 7nm silicon Zen 2 CPUs. The new processors are launched alongside the new X570 chipset, whilst still being backward compatible with 300 and 400 series motherboards. They are also PCIe 4.0 enabled, allowing double the data transfer speeds compared to PCIe 3.0. The 3700X has a boost clock of 4.4 GHz, 32 MB of L3 cache, supports 3200 MHz DDR4 memory and has a power draw of just 65W TDP. At an entry price of $329 USD, it is positioned to offer superb multi-core value for money. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds, which is important for gamers. In addition, the 3700X, with its 16 threads really excels at multi-core processing, achieving a 25% multi-core speed advantage over the 12 threaded 3600X. Early benchmarks rank the 3700X just a few places behind Intel’s 8-core, 16-thread i9 9900K with a 10% lower peak overclocked benchmark. However, it cannot be ignored that the 3700X is about $150 USD (32%) cheaper and includes a cooler unlike the 9900K. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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