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IntelBX8071512400F
IntelBX80637I73770
$297

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

 $297 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 332,259 user samples
54,052 User Benchmarks
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
278,207 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 444th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+42%
69 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.6 Pts 83 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
173 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+89%
91.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
330 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+90%
174 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
620 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+107%
299 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
989 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+127%
436 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
90.9 Pts 93.1 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
183 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+81%
101 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
353 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+78%
198 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
672 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+95%
345 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1070 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+115%
497 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,936,809 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.56 % Hugely higher market share.
+189%
0.54 %
Value
Value For Money
126 % Hugely better value.
+86%
67.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
96 % Much more popular.
+63%
59 %
Price
Price (score)
$111 Much cheaper.
+63%
$297
Age
Newest
34 Months Much more recent.
+78%
152 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
77 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+36%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+13%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1232 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+147%
498 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1191 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+165%
449 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake Ivy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None HD 4000

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 Intel Core i7-3770 is an Ivy Bridge processor. With four cores and eight threads the 3770 has excellent single , dual and multi-core performance. Comparing the 3770 to the 4770K shows that the 4770K leads by 11% at stock speeds and, thanks to an unlocked multiplier on the 4770K, by 15% at overclocked frequencies. The i7-3770 has a very strong performance profile which includes multi-core capabilities that are likely to be overkill for the majority of desktop users. Comparing the 3770 to the 3770K shows that the unlocked 3770K allows for, on average, an additional 8% increase in performance. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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