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IntelBX80684I39100F
▲ 9612,170 ▼

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

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▲ 8413,469 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q2 2019.

Effective Speed 
+22%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 88,362 user samples
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Great bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 87% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 103rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
34,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 256th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		98.1 % Faster effective speed.
+22% 		80.1 %
Average Score 
+51%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.6 Pts 88 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		173 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42% 		122 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		330 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+38% 		240 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		620 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+49% 		416 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		989 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+134% 		423 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+50%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.9 Pts 94.6 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		183 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+45% 		126 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		353 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41% 		250 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		672 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+41% 		476 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,070 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+125% 		475 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+128%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.94 % Hugely higher market share.
+506% 		0.32 %
Value
Value For Money 		126 % Better value.
+14% 		111 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		96 % More popular.
+14% 		84 %
Price
Price (score) 		$111 $85 Cheaper.
+24%
Nice To Haves 
+70%
Age
Newest 		34 Months Much more recent.
+49% 		67 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29% 		14 nm
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 		1,232 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+160% 		474 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,191 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+179% 		427 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.1%
Average Bench 80.1%

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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Intel’s Core i3-9100F is a quad-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz, 6 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler. Gamers should pair the 9100F with a Z390 motherboard and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds. This will deliver up to a 15% fps boost which is well worth it considering that many Z390 boards are available for around $100 USD (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). The 9100F has great single core performance coupled with a strong memory sub system. This enables it to deliver excellent all round performance, easily holding its own against far pricier CPUs for the majority of use cases. The heavily hyped 12 threaded 6 core Ryzen 3600, paired with a 2060S, barely pulls ahead in any of the top five games. [Oct '19 CPUPro]

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