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IntelBX80633I74960X
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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

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▲ 52913 ▼
 $1,189 

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+25%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 55,386 user samples
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50,265 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 107th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
5,121 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 276th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		97.8 % Faster effective speed.
+25% 		78.4 %
Average Score 
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		86.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		142 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+45% 		98 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		282 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+44% 		196 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		550 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+44% 		381 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		981 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+58% 		619 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+30%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.4 Pts +2% 95.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+30% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		305 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		231 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		605 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34% 		450 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,114 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+53% 		728 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+641%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.25 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,400% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		96.2 % Hugely better value.
+83% 		52.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$295 Much cheaper.
+75% 		$1,189
Nice To Haves 
+71%
Age
Newest 		67+ Months Much more recent.
+50% 		134 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,594 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+76% 		905 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,457 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+88% 		776 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'19 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		16 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		5.00 GHz 4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.8%
Average Bench 78.4%

The iGPU-less i9-9900K. Comes with nearly same specs as original i9-9900K but without iGPU could be a better overclocker than the original ones and enthusiast gamers probably don't need iGPU when they have high end discrete GPU. [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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The Core i7-4960X is Intel's top of the range desktop processor which sports six physical and twelve hyper-threaded cores. The 4960X was released in 2013 but it uses an FCLGA2011 socket which is supported only by the X79 chipset and is now three years old. As a result an investment in this processor forgoes the last three years worth of platform advances which include, amongst other things, on-board USB 3.0 and additional SATA 600 MB/s ports. Comparing the 4960X and the 4930K shows that when overclocked, the 4930K is able to best the extreme 4960X at nearly half the price! Finally comparing the latest Haswell 4770K to the 4960X shows that 4770K is again able to best the 4960X, this time at a small fraction of the price. The 4960X is significantly overpriced and there is far better value available elsewhere. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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