Intel
IntelBX80684I78086K

4 Cores, @3 GHz, Yorkfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 54,805 user samples
16,719 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 775th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 135th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
50.7 % 90.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+79%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
72.1 Pts 91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+27%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
46.2 Pts 132 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+186%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
92.3 Pts 256 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+177%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
172 Pts 484 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+181%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
175 Pts 800 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+357%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
80.9 Pts 97 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
58 Pts 153 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+164%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
115 Pts 304 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+164%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
226 Pts 580 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+157%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
226 Pts 948 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+319%
Market Share
Based on 67,717,182 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.08 % Much higher market share.
+60%
Value
Value For Money
58.1 % 82.3 % Much better value.
+42%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 55 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$170 Much cheaper.
+57%
$399
Age
Newest
124+ Months 70+ Months Much more recent.
+44%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
224 Pts 1194 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+433%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
176 Pts 1008 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+473%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'08 Q2'18
Cache
Cache
12 MB L2 12 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$339.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
1333 MHz FSB 8 GT/s DMI3
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
No 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions
No Yes

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Has aged quite well compared to the Core2 duo line up and is a much better deal than the Q6600, overall I like it!  [Nov '22 Randomgaming128]

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Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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