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

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Effective Speed 
+22%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 21,254 user samples
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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
3,902 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 225th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		98.2 % Faster effective speed.
+22% 		80.7 %
Average Score 
+25%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14% 		70.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		173 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38% 		125 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		331 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+34% 		247 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		621 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28% 		485 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		973 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9% 		892 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+21%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7% 		84.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		182 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+37% 		133 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		353 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34% 		264 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		673 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+28% 		525 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1039 Pts +1% 1031 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+1,874%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.38 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,700% 		0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % Much more popular.
+48% 		62 %
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		27 Months Much more recent.
+58% 		65+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1221 Pts 2029 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+66%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1176 Pts 1837 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+56%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.2%
Average Bench 80.7%
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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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This was the ultimate niche CPU. At the time of its release, it had an optimal combination of multi-core performance without sacrificing as much single- and quad- as the higher-core CPUs, at an excellent price-point. It utilizes quad-channel RAM. If you were a content creator without external funding, had one machine in the budget, then this chip might even now in mid-2019 be what you're looking for. The higher-end Threadrippers will throw more cores at you... for up to five times the price. If you've a home studio, running a DAW on the same PC you use for everything; or you do your own video editing; or you're an independent streamer; then those extra 12 or 18 cores aren't really going to help you that much anyway, for all that extra cash - AND those CPUs have lower performance in more common applications (single- low-thread apps). Not worth it. Intel isn't even on the table, of course. If you're reading this in the future: these benchmarks have multiple categories for a reason. Read and think. Find the best combination for what you intend to do with it - not some arbitrary "the best" overall. There is no such thing, because you won't be using your computer for Overall, now will you? [Aug '19 spacefiddle]

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