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IntelBX8071513900K
▲ 8714,935 ▼

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

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▲ 964,424 ▼

24 Cores, 32 Threads @3.0GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2022.

Effective Speed 
+31%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 403,355 user samples
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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 89th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
49,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 135% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 123% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 123% Great: 135%
SPEED RANK: 8th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 128%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		97.9 % 129 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
Average Score 
+52%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		85.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		142 Pts 232 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+63%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		281 Pts 460 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+64%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		551 Pts 918 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+67%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		981 Pts 1739 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+77%
Overclocked Score 
+47%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.2 Pts +2% 94.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts 243 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+59%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		305 Pts 478 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+57%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts 939 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+55%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1116 Pts 1839 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+65%
Value & Sentiment 
+5%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.11 % Much higher market share.
+37% 		0.81 %
Value
Value For Money 		87.9 % 110 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		87 % 96 % More popular.
+10%
Price
Price (score) 		$412 Cheaper.
+17% 		$495
Nice To Haves 
+82%
Age
Newest 		66 Months 17 Months Much more recent.
+74%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24% 		125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 24 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+20% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz 5.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+16%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1590 Pts 4394 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+176%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1451 Pts 4164 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+187%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Raptor Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 770
Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.9%
Average Bench 129%
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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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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. [Oct '22 CPUPro]

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