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IntelBX80684I99900K
AMD100-100000071BOX
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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 1282,850 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 133,900 user samples
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89,019 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
44,881 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 85% Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 85% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 11th / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		101 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		93.7 %
Average User Bench 
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		145 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7% 		136 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		288 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7% 		269 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		567 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8% 		527 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1059 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10% 		959 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1500 Pts +5% 1429 Pts
Overclocked Bench 
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		156 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		310 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+11% 		280 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		618 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+12% 		551 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1209 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+13% 		1068 Pts
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1656 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+10% 		1506 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+36%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.95 % 2.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+119%
Value
Value For Money 		88 % 91.4 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		141 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		128 %
Price
Price (score) 		$455 $305 Much cheaper.
+33%
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		12 Months 3 Months Much more recent.
+75%
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
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 101%
Average Bench 93.7%
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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost 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 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. [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 $329 USD 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. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster for multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster for 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3700X'x memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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