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Intel BX80684I38350K

Core i3-8350K

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 81.7% (214th of 1442)

Based on 23,493 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906EB Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8350K CPU @ 4.00GHz

The quad core i3-8350K hails from Intel’s most recent (and as yet unreleased) generation of Coffee Lake processors. It has a stock clock of 4.0 GHz, 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The 8350K is the first i3 processor to feature four cores (previous generations of i3s had two cores and four threads). With this eighth generation of processors, Intel has introduced a step change in their nomenclature which witnesses the old quad core i5s become the new quad core i3s. Our benchmarks show a 25% increase in effective speed between generations of i3 8350K vs 7350K and near equivalence between the outgoing i5-7600K and the new i3-8350K. Although the price points of Coffee Lake are not yet known, if Intel keep them roughly in line with the previous generations (i3 ~= $140) this will represent the best improvement in value for money since Sandy Bridge as the 8350K at $140 would be 34.8% cheaper than a 7600K at $215. Cynics among us will see this as an effort to fend off competition from AMD’s new multi-core Ryzen processors. It appears Intel may have been successful with this move as early benchmarks from the 8350K suggest that it beats the more expensive 8 core Ryzen 7 1700 in single and quad core performance by 25%. The 8350K is a great choice for gaming builds, but the budget will also need to factor in a complementary motherboard based on the new 300 series chipset. Expect the quad core i3-8100 which is the 8350K’s little sister featuring a base clock of 3.6 GHz, to follow shortly. [Aug '17 CPUPro]

Poor: 68%Average: 81.7% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i3-8350K averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-8350K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 89Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 245Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-8350K is 25.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-8350K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 445Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 442Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,493 samples)
Rank 21481.7%
Min Avg Max
76.3 Memory 89 96.6
95.3 1-Core 123 146
206 2-Core 245 290
85.2% 152 Pts
Min Avg Max
299 4-Core 428 544
322 8-Core 442 557
57.8% 435 Pts
Min Avg Max
335 64-Core 445 545
27.5% 445 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 475
63% 473 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 473
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 488
65% 488 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
76.5% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 371
50% 370 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
69.2% Good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 387
47% 362 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,763,558 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $170 @ launch in Sep '17
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Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i3-8350KIntel  $139Bench 82%, 23,493 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,205x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples354x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $627

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-8350K Processor (8M Cache, 4.00 GHz)
Code NameCoffee Lake
Launch DateQ4'17
Processor Numberi3-8350K
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Cache8 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed4.00 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP91 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C (130W)

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.15 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2400
Memory Channels2
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site ark.intel.com/...

8th generation Coffee Lake processor...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
9,840

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

9 days ago.

Good gaming processor for it's price.

DEU-User
Avatar level
5,743

Good

2 years ago.

Probably the best CPU for an emulation machine / arcade cabinet, even at stock. Couple it with a 1050 ti and you can emulate everything up to the WII in 4K.

Info  cpu.userbenchmark.com/...

i5-4690K benchmark comparison.

IND-User
Avatar level
4,780

Good

2 years ago.

For a low budget gaming pc this is the is the best processor.

Comment 

Great choice for gamers as well as an individual done alot of research and got the end conclusion this is the best processor one can have and interestingly fit in the budget effectively.Dont think much this is it.........just perfect!!!!!!!!—Oct '17

RUS-User
Avatar level
4,780

Good

2 years ago.

За такие деньги, хорошая вещь.

AUS-User
Avatar level
3,950

Good

3 years ago.

its just newer and better, all those who think otherwise are just dumb

MEX-User
Avatar level
3,728

Good

3 years ago.

Good performance for a good price.

UKR-User
Avatar level
3,591

Excellent

4 years ago.

75-79 t. max in all stress test. off GPU and up 5GHz 80-85 t.

PHL-User
Avatar level
3,370

Good

3 months ago.

Intel core i3-8350k more hotter 91 watts and 3% much faster than i5 8400 65 watts with stock fan in a box... i3 8350k no fan only cpu.... so i guess i3-8350k is bestter in gaming

BGR-User
Avatar level
2,882

Excellent

4 years ago.

overclock to 5 5.2 Ghz boom you got ai7-7700k for gaming atleast

NZL-User
Avatar level
2,130

Good

3 years ago.

Crazy price to performance ratio

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,072

Good

6 years ago.

BLR-User
Avatar level
1,724

Good

14 months ago.

как этот обрубок может быть медленнее 9900К на 30% ???????? WTF!?

RavenBailiff
Avatar level
314

Terrible

3 years ago.

Why is this website so focused on gaming?

Tridon
Avatar level
10

Poor

4 years ago.

Not enough cores to work well as a gaming or productivity CPU. Had to send mine back and get a refund.

Crezey21
Avatar level
8

Excellent

5 years ago.

great overclocking cpu, better than 65% of i5's and the best i3 out there

flowerboy
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 years ago.

Great for budget minded folks who intend to upgrade but want to get their systems running, or anyone building a non-gaming workstation. It performs quite well considering its core and thread count. Will handle all normal desktop tasks and older games very well. Some modern games on lower to medium settings are fine. For high settings on newer games such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey this CPU will create a severe enough bottleneck it will harm the game performance noticeably, which is what finally necessitated my upgrade.

D3LiZ
Avatar level
6

Terrible

4 years ago.

Not sure on which planet this is on par with the 2990WX, but I guess it must be true right?, cos "they have no respect for the status quo or the latest fad" an so these must be true and 100% factual and correct...

Info  cpu.userbenchmark.com/...

Wowser! Same performance but for about 10% the price!!! Intel must be working miracles!!! (especially since USBM can't be wrong!)

rabujas
Avatar level
4

Terrible

6 years ago.

How can you judge a processor that is not yet launched!?

Mubeen
Avatar level
4

Poor

6 years ago.

Just compare this benchmark with i5-4690K, and one can see that i5-4690K (now easily available at $120-used) is still better than this i3-8350K!! Making consumers fool again .... Why Intel, why???

iviper
Avatar level
4

Excellent

6 years ago.

Cheap and better than 6700K!

survivorman
Avatar level
4

Terrible

4 years ago.

USBM paid off by Intel, what a joke

grumd
Avatar level
2

Excellent

6 years ago.

Monstrous single-core performance for a relatively low price.

Pizzacart
Avatar level
2

Excellent

6 years ago.

Very nice.

Western
Avatar level
2

Excellent

5 years ago.

Cheap with higher and better performance than i5 8400

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