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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

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▲ 923,344 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,615 user samples
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2,263 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 114th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
17,352 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 84th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		94.3 % 98.2 % +4%
Average Score 
+6%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.5 Pts +1% 80.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		173 Pts 173 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		327 Pts 331 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		581 Pts 621 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		804 Pts 973 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+21%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.3 Pts 90.4 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		179 Pts 182 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		347 Pts 353 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		661 Pts 673 Pts +2%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		839 Pts 1039 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+24%
Value & Sentiment 
+457%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.39 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,850%
Value
Value For Money 		118 % +2% 116 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		91 % 92 % +1%
Price
Price (score) 		$122 Cheaper.
+20% 		$152
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		27 Months 27 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		60 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+8% 		65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm 10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+32% 		2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		841 Pts 1221 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+45%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		807 Pts 1176 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+46%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 730 UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 94.3%
Average Bench 98.2%
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I don't really like how they added such a tax for the integrated graphics. An extra $20 for an iGPU - especially on an i3 - isn't good. However, this CPU is one of the fastest quad cores to date and can run even on the most potato of power supplies. It brings out incredible gaming performance up to 50% faster than the i3 10100. It even manages to beat 6 core CPUs from AMD that run on Zen2, very impressive for just an i3 processor. Good job Intel, you got your position as king back.  [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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I originally wanted an i5-12600 but unfortunately, it was not available so I settled for a 12400. It's really affordable and the performance is great. [Nov '22 arvinjason]

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