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▲ 8910,100 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 989,119 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 684,305 user samples
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635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 170th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
48,886 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 87th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		85.9 % 98 % Faster effective speed.
+14%
External Data: 1080p 
+14%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		14 % Forza5 8%, AoE4 26%, Bord3 23%, FarC6 22%, WatchDL 14%, BFV 24%, CPunk 4%, EldenR 9%, RDR2 10%, Civ6 4%, CSGO 20%, DoomE 1%
Average Score 
+16%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.2 Pts 81.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts 172 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		270 Pts 330 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		513 Pts 614 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		900 Pts 974 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8%
Overclocked Score 
+15%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		86.6 Pts 91.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts 182 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+26%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts 352 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		562 Pts 673 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1009 Pts 1029 Pts +2%
Value & Sentiment 
+57%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.75 % 1.92 % Hugely higher market share.
+156%
Value
Value For Money 		93.4 % 120 % Better value.
+28%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		89 % 98 % More popular.
+10%
Price
Price (score) 		$205 $134 Much cheaper.
+34%
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		57 Months 27 Months Much more recent.
+53%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30% 		10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+44% 		2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1479 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+21% 		1220 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1358 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+15% 		1178 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.9%
Average Bench 98%
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Intel’s Alder Lake i5-12400F offers six hyper-threaded performance cores at an MSRP of just $180 USD. This represents excellent value for consumers and, in particular, gamers. It has a boost frequency of 4.4 GHz, 18 MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 65W. The F-version of the CPU does not have integrated graphics, however this will be of little concern to gamers with discrete GPUs. Whilst Intel’s overclockable i5-12600K has four additional efficiency cores and offers around 12% more performance than the 12400F, it also costs around 50% more. The 12400F offers great value, but to achieve optimal performance the requisite B660 motherboard (which supports 3200+ RAM) is, at least for now, difficult to find at reasonable ($150 USD) prices. AMD’s top value hex-core Ryzen 5 5600X offers similar performance for 50% more money. Despite Intel’s price / performance lead, AMD’s prolific marketers (forums, youtube, reddit etc.) have historically outsold Intel whilst carrying a similar handicap. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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