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IntelBX8071512400
▲ 533,201 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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▲ 923,344 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+78%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 53,979 user samples
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36,627 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 674th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
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 		55.2 % 98.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+78%
Average Score 
+151%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.3 Pts 80.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		85.3 Pts 173 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+103%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		150 Pts 331 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+121%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		216 Pts 621 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+188%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		223 Pts 973 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+336%
Overclocked Score 
+124%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts +2% 90.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		99.5 Pts 182 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+83%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		180 Pts 353 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+96%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		267 Pts 673 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+152%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		267 Pts 1039 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+289%
Value & Sentiment 
+82%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.1 % 0.4 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		91.8 % 116 % Better value.
+26%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 92 % Much more popular.
+74%
Price
Price (score) 		$44 Much cheaper.
+71% 		$152
Nice To Haves 
+142%
Age
Newest 		119 Months 27 Months Much more recent.
+77%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		54 Watts More energy efficient.
+17% 		65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+40% 		2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+26%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		267 Pts 1221 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+357%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		226 Pts 1176 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+420%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.2%
Average Bench 98.2%
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The Intel Core i3-4150 is successor to the i3-4130 2013 Haswell processor. Looking at the 4150 and 4130 side-by-side shows that the only difference between the two processors is a 100 MHz base clock increase from 3.4 GHz on the older 4130 to 3.5 GHz on the newer 4150. The marginal 2.9% clock speed increase brings an equally marginal performance boost. Despite the academic performance gain over it's predecessor, thanks to its excellent single-core performance, the i3-4150 is still an extremely capable desktop CPU and will handle the vast majority of regular desktop computing without breaking a sweat. Coupling the i3-4150 with a discrete GPU will satisfy all but the toughest of gaming requirements. Only the lower powered but significantly cheaper Pentium G's offer better value for money. [Jun '14 CPUPro]

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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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