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Intel
Intel Core i7-8086K 4 GHz 6-Core Processor
LGA1151DDR3/DDR46C / 12T95WCoffee Lake14nmEnd-of-life5.00 GHz Boost
Full Specifications
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Total Cores6
Total Threads12
P-Core Base / Boost4 GHz / 5 GHz
Base Clock4.00 GHz
Boost Clock5.00 GHz
BCLK / Multiplier100 MHz / 40.0xx (Unlocked)
CodenameCoffee Lake
MicroarchitectureCoffee Lake
Process Node14nm
FoundryIntel
Production StatusEnd-of-life
Market SegmentDesktop
Launch DateJun 5, 2018
Launch Price$425.00
Instruction Sets
MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.2AVXAVX2EISTIntel 64XD bitVT-xVT-dHTTAES-NITSXTXTCLMULFMA3F16CBMI1BMI2Boost 2.0
Performance Benchmarks
Cross-source performance, value, and efficiency at a glance
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Cinebench R23Cinebench 2024PassMark
Render Workloads
Cinebench R23
Single-Core
1,32157%
Multi-Core
10,20923%
Next-Gen Scale
Cinebench 2024
Single-Core
00%
Multi-Core
00%
Large Sample Pool
PassMark
Overall
14,05722%
Single-Thread
70%
PassMark rank: #1,308
Value & Efficiency
How much output you get per watt and per dollar
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
107.5 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
53.0 pts/$
Gaming Performance
Real-world FPS snapshots for Intel Core i7-8086K 4 GHz 6-Core Processor
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
FPS data from real user submissions across various settings
Reference GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
2 games in this sample
World of Warcraft
Mixed player settings
52 FPS
Playable
Min 20Max 66GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
World of Tanks
Mixed player settings
50 FPS
Playable
Min 13Max 77GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Reference GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
1 game in this sample
HELLDIVERS 2
Mixed player settings
36 FPS
Playable
Min 20Max 60GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
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