Real World Speed
Performance profile from 16,990 user samples
11,860 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 116th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
5,130 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 93% Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 78% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 78% Great: 93%
SPEED RANK: 170th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 156%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
94.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
86.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
70.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
172 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
141 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
323 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15%
281 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
565 Pts +4% 544 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
788 Pts 1081 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+37%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
82.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
178 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
150 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
344 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
298 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
647 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
576 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
823 Pts 1144 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+39%
Market Share
Based on 67,694,257 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.41 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,000%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
127 % Hugely better value.
+151%
50.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
98 % Much more popular.
+78%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$93 Hugely cheaper.
+95%
$1,900
Age
Newest
27 Months Much more recent.
+48%
52+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
828 Pts 5925 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+616%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
795 Pts 5433 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+583%
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Gaming is more accessible with the i3-12100F: Intel’s entry level Alder Lake desktop processor. Higher end Alder Lake processors feature a combination of performance and efficiency cores, however, the 12100F contains just four hyper-threaded Golden Cove performance cores. It has a max boost frequency of 4.3 GHz, 12 MB of L3 cache and a 58W TDP. The 12100F is keenly priced at around $130 USD and needs to be paired with a new chipset such as the B660. Only users with discrete GPUs should consider “F” models as they do not have integrated graphics. Whilst a budget PC built around the 12100F represents unbeatable value for money, the 6-core i5-12400F, with 50% stronger multi-core, is a better option for gamers with 3060+ tier GPUs. AMD do not have any CPUs competing in this price segment. Entry level gamers, who cannot find reasonably priced discrete GPUs, could consider the similarly performing Ryzen 5 5600G APU which has integrated RX Vega graphics that are around three times faster than Intel's UHD 730. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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"Build to perform. Designed to win". Launched 25 November of 2019, this monstrous 32 core 64 thread CPU boasts 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes (16 lanes used for high-speed interconnect, 176 PCIe 3.0 lanes effective), 147MB of cache, 3.7GHz base and 4.5GHz max boost clock with 280W effective TDP. This EHEDT (Extremely High End Desktop) CPU leads well on nearly every benchmark you throw at it (not even on gaming!) and it's performance well exceed the current Intel's flagship i9-10980XE which was released at the same time as this CPU and costs $979 and Xeon W-3175X which is the previous king that costs $2999 and was released at Q2 2019. For all of that benefits you get from this CPU, you had to pay for $1999 which is way beyond reach for most consumers and were intended for serious content creator. [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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