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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 57272 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+54%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,581 user samples
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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 3.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 49% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 49% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 531st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
3,715 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 94th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64.5 % 99.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+54%
Average Score 
+124%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.1 Pts 181 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+88%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		169 Pts 343 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+103%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		253 Pts 631 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+149%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		256 Pts 992 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+288%
Overclocked Score 
+113%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.8 Pts +4% 91 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		108 Pts 191 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+77%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		202 Pts 368 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+82%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		286 Pts 689 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+141%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		285 Pts 1053 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+269%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		98.3 % 110 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		49 % 57 % More popular.
+16%
Price
Price (score) 		$60 Much cheaper.
+68% 		$189
Nice To Haves 
+136%
Age
Newest 		136 Months 34 Months Much more recent.
+75%
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 		3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+20% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+28%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		286 Pts 1251 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+337%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		258 Pts 1199 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+365%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 UHD 770
Conclusion 
Average Bench 64.5%
Average Bench 99.2%

The Intel Core i3-4340 is a budget dual-core four threaded 4th generation Haswell processor released in Q3 2013. At the time of release it was the top end Haswell Core i3 chip – offering great value for money, performance and power efficiency. It scores a strong effective speed of 89% with its base clock of 3.6 GHz which means that users will experience smooth and fast performance with the majority of desktop applications. Its two cores and four virtual cores are adequate for most games. The i3-4340 features Intel HD Graphics 4600 which are probably okay for playing some older games in 720p and are comparable AMD integrated graphics (for example, on the AMD A10-5800k) when it comes to 3D gaming. But serious gamers will need to have enough money left over after purchasing the i3-4340 to spend on a stand alone GPU. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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Intel's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though. [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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