Real World Speed
Performance profile from 450,411 user samples
383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 107th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
66,991 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 107% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
95.9 % 117 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
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Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84 Pts +4% 80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
162 Pts 207 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+28%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
315 Pts 412 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
580 Pts 814 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+40%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
883 Pts 1516 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+72%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.8 Pts +2% 92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
172 Pts 218 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
342 Pts 436 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts 858 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+29%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
989 Pts 1655 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+67%
Market Share
Based on 67,860,436 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.24 % Higher market share.
+20%
1.03 %
Value
Value For Money
122 % Slightly better value.
+9%
112 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
94 % More popular.
+13%
83 %
Price
Price (score)
$115 Much cheaper.
+65%
$325
Age
Newest
42 Months 30 Months More recent.
+29%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 24 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16%
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz 5.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+13%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1160 Pts 2996 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+158%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1055 Pts 2804 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+166%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen3 Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 770
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Intel’s 16-core flagship Alder Lake i9-12900K processor delivers a staggering performance improvement over it's predecessor (+70% 64-core). It features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with eight efficiency cores for a total of 24 threads. Alder Lake CPUs will require a new Z690 chipset which supports DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0. At an MRSP of $590 USD, the i9-12900K is aimed at power users who demand the best of the best. That said, Intel’s 10-core 12600K matches the 12900K’s performance for the majority of consumer use cases at a 50% price discount. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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