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

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Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 416,392 user samples
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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%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 93rd / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		98.3 % +2% 95.9 %
External Data: 1080p 
+7%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		7 % Forza5 2%, AoE4 16%, Bord3 7%, FarC6 25%, WatchDL 27%, BFV 3%, EldenR 3%, RDR2 10% CPunk 0%, Civ6 2%, CSGO 10%, DoomE 1%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.5 Pts 84 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		172 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		162 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		329 Pts +4% 315 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		611 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5% 		580 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		970 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10% 		883 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.9 Pts 93.8 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		181 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		172 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		352 Pts +3% 342 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		672 Pts +1% 667 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1031 Pts +4% 989 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+8%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.44 % Higher market share.
+25% 		1.15 %
Value
Value For Money 		116 % +3% 113 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		98 % +3% 95 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 +2% $153
Nice To Haves 
+3%
Age
Newest 		21 Months Much more recent.
+38% 		34 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 3.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+48%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz +5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1224 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+6% 		1160 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1181 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+12% 		1055 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.3%
Average Bench 95.9%
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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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The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the price. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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