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IntelBX80684I78086K
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.8 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 45,036 user samples
6,950 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 395th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
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: 153rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
71.3 % 90.8 % Faster effective speed.
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.6 Pts 91.6 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
76.3 Pts 132 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+73%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
153 Pts 256 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+67%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
293 Pts 484 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+65%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
453 Pts 800 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+77%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.6 Pts 97 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
104 Pts 153 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+47%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
206 Pts 304 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+48%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
403 Pts 580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+44%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
628 Pts 948 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51%
Market Share
Based on 68,908,535 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.09 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Age
Newest
126+ Months 76+ Months Much more recent.
+40%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
778 Pts 1194 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+53%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
535 Pts 1008 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+88%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'10 Q2'18
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1219.00 - $1222.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz 5.00 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
6.4 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
288 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR4-2666
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
32 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mmX45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 2.0

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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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