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Intel
IntelBX80684I79700K
▲ 54470 ▼
 €76 

4 Cores, @2.66 GHz, Yorkfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 9222,913 ▼
 €207 

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

Effective Speed 
+117%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 569,265 user samples
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18,432 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 52% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 52%
SPEED RANK: 972nd / 1477
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 119th / 1477
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		44.6 % 96.9 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+117%
Average Score 
+272%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		64.1 Pts 90.9 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+42%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		40 Pts 140 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+250%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		79.3 Pts 279 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+252%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		147 Pts 552 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+276%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		150 Pts 964 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+543%
Overclocked Score 
+254%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		76.5 Pts 96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+26%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		47.6 Pts 155 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+226%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		95.9 Pts 309 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+222%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		177 Pts 618 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+249%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		173 Pts 1,123 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+549%
Value & Sentiment 
+4,568%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 1.83 % Insanely higher market share.
+18,200%
Value
Value For Money 		61.8 % 102 % Much better value.
+65%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 92 % Much more popular.
+70%
Price
Price (score) 		€76 Much cheaper.
+63% 		€207
Nice To Haves 
+386%
Age
Newest 		136+ Months 77 Months Much more recent.
+43%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		176 Pts 1,145 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+551%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		151 Pts 1,001 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+563%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'09 Q4'18
Cache
Cache 		4 MB L2 12 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$179.00 $374.00 - $385.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		1333 MHz FSB 8 GT/s DMI3
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 44.6%
Average Bench 96.9%

Very old CPU but still working ..... And in this time we'll get him very cheap Only 4mb L2 cache slows him down  [Sep '19 Antimat]

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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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