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IntelBX8070110400F

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.9GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 156,741 user samples
3,715 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 94th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
153,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 75% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 75% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 198th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.2 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
85.2 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.8 Pts 89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
181 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+53%
118 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
343 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+49%
230 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
631 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+45%
435 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
992 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+39%
715 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91 Pts 95.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
191 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+54%
124 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
368 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+50%
246 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
689 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+42%
485 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1053 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+35%
778 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,930,399 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 1.52 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,433%
Value
Value For Money
110 % 115 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % 89 % Much more popular.
+56%
Price
Price (score)
$189 $94 Much cheaper.
+50%
Age
Newest
34 Months Much more recent.
+37%
54 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 Newer manufacturing.
+29%
14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3 GHz +3% 2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1251 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
978 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1199 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+33%
903 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 None

Intel's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though. [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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The i5-10400F is a six-core hyperthreaded CPU from Intel’s latest Comet Lake series of desktop processors. This 65 W CPU has single core and all core boost frequencies of 4.3 GHz and 4.0 GHz, respectively. Whilst the 10400F will require a new LGA1200 motherboard, such as the Z490, Intel have guaranteed that the next generation of Rocket Lake CPUs will also be compatible with this chipset. The 10400F is aimed at mid-tier gaming PC builds, and as such, ships with a cooler but without integrated graphics. Despite being officially launched in Q2 of 2020, at the time of writing, the 10400F is still not widely available. Compared to the similarly priced Ryzen 5 3600, the 10400F’s lower memory latency gives it the lead in gaming and effective speed benchmarks. Since the Ryzen architecture creates a gaming bottleneck, it is necessary to upgrade to a higher tier, Intel CPU for better gaming performance. On the other hand comparing the i5-10400F and the i3-10100 shows that the 10100 offers comparable gaming performance for 22% less money whilst also including integrated graphics. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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