Are the new intel 'coffee lake' kf processors worthless without igpu?
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The latest processors from Intel's Coffee Lake series have started to appear in UK retail stores, starting with Scan, which is now the most in-stock of Intel's recently announced Coffee Lake processors.
The new Coffee Lake series 'KF' has started to appear in UK retail stores
At CES 2019, Intel unveiled its new KF and F series processors, all of which lack integrated graphics technology. These new processors offer the same specifications as their non-F series equivalents, which positions them as interesting chips, although it will also depend on the price difference that they can offer.
We now know how much the new Intel KF series CPUs cost, ranging from £ 10 (€ 11) cheaper to £ 20 (€ 22) more expensive (in the case of the i5-9600KF), leaving one important question. Are these new KF processors worth it?
In the case of the i9-9900K, we know that other UK retailers ship it for just £ 499.99 (Overclockers UK retail price) (£ 589 in Spain - Amazon), making it £ 10 sterling (11 euros) more expensive than the Scan i9-9900KF. This also begs the question, is a price reduction of 10-11 euros worth assuming the loss of Intel's integrated graphics technology?
One factor worth bearing in mind is that we are using retail chips for the table below, as Scan also offers an OEM i9-9900K processor for £ 503.99, making it cheaper than the Retail i9-9900K without GPU (box). All prices listed below are from the Scan UK store.
Scan UK Price Table
| Cores /
Threads |
Base / Boost Clock (GHz) | iGPU | Memory Support (DDR4) | Cache | TDP | Price (Scan UK) | |
| Core i9-9900K | 8/16 | 3.6 / 5/0 | UHD 630 | 2666MHz | 16MB | 95W | £ 519.98 |
| Core i9-9900KF | 8/16 | 3.6 / 5.0 | - | 2666MHz | 16MB | 95W | £ 509.99 |
| Core i7-9700K | 8/8 | 3.6 / 4.9 | UHD 630 | 2666MHz | 12MB | 95W | £ 409.98 |
| Core i7-9700KF | 8/8 | 3.6 / 4.9 | - | 2666MHz | 12MB | 95W | £ 399.98 |
| Core i5-9600K | 6/6 | 3.7 / 4.6 | UHD 630 | 2666MHz | 9MB | 95W | £ 259.98 |
| Core i5-9600KF | 6/6 | 3.7 / 4.6 | - | 2666MHz | 9MN | 95W | £ 279.49 |
| Core i5-9400 | 6/6 | 2.9 / 4.1 | UHD 630 | 2666MHz | 9MB | 65W | £ 194.99 |
| Core i5-9400F | 6/6 | 2.9 / 4.1 | - | 2666MHz | 9MB | 65W | £ 188.48 |
| Core i3-9350KF | 4/4 | 4.0 / 4.6 | - | 2666MHz | 8MB | 91W | £ 183.49 |
| Core i3-8350K | 4/4 | 4.0 / - | UHD 630 | 2400MHz | 8MB | 91W | £ 159.98 |
| Core i3-8100 | 4/4 | 3.6 / - | UHD 630 | 2400MHz | 6MB | 65W | £ 129.98 |
| Core i3-8100F | 4/4 | 3.6 / - | - | 2400MHz | 6MB | 65W | - |
It is possible that the prices are inaccurate at this time and that they may vary as their availability expands, but apparently the price difference with their namesakes with integrated iGPU will be laughable. We will keep you informed.
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