IntelBX8071512400F
AMD100-100000031BOX
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,105,611 user samples
32,972 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 93% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 93% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 71st / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 181st / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.3 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
83.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
82.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
172 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+29%
133 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
329 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+27%
259 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
611 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+27%
483 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
970 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+22%
792 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
90.9 Pts +4% 87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
181 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+28%
141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
352 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25%
281 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
672 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+23%
546 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1031 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
869 Pts
Market Share
Based on 64,577,790 CPUs tested.
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.44 % Much higher market share.
+33%
1.08 %
Value
Value For Money
116 % Slightly better value.
+6%
110 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
98 % +4% 94 %
Price
Price (score)
$150 $100 Much cheaper.
+33%
Age
Newest
21 Months Much more recent.
+58%
50 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+44%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz +5% 4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1224 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+12%
1091 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1181 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+18%
999 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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Intel’s Alder Lake i5-12400F offers six hyper-threaded performance cores at an MSRP of just $180 USD. This represents excellent value for consumers and, in particular, gamers. It has a boost frequency of 4.4 GHz, 18 MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 65W. The F-version of the CPU does not have integrated graphics, however this will be of little concern to gamers with discrete GPUs. Whilst Intel’s overclockable i5-12600K has four additional efficiency cores and offers around 12% more performance than the 12400F, it also costs around 50% more. The 12400F offers great value, but to achieve optimal performance the requisite B660 motherboard (which supports 3200+ RAM) is, at least for now, difficult to find at reasonable ($150 USD) prices. AMD’s top value hex-core Ryzen 5 5600X offers similar performance for 50% more money. Despite Intel’s price / performance lead, AMD’s prolific marketers (forums, youtube, reddit etc.) have historically outsold Intel whilst carrying a similar handicap. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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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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