IntelBX8071512500
IntelBX80633I74820K

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

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.7GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 26,884 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: 83rd / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
23,169 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 369th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+38%
71.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.8 Pts 84.7 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
181 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+93%
94 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
343 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+88%
182 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
631 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+97%
320 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
992 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+108%
477 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91 Pts 94 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
191 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+65%
116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
368 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+70%
217 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
689 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+76%
392 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1053 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+81%
581 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,074,519 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 0.06 %
Value
Value For Money
112 % Better value.
+21%
92.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % +4% 55 %
Price
Price (score)
$179 $110 Much cheaper.
+39%
Age
Newest
29 Months Much more recent.
+78%
129 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50%
130 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
3 GHz 3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+23%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1251 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+115%
583 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1199 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+146%
487 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake Ivy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 None
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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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This is yet another processor from Intel that demonstrates their total market domination in the high end PC sector. The 4820K isn't really a step forward in any particular direction but rather a variant on what's already been available (performance wise) for a few years. As long as Intel is largely competing with itself they will likely continue with these sorts of incremental releases. The 4820K requires an Intel X79 chipset, which dates back to Sandy Bridge-E and lacks some of the newer features like native USB 3.0 support. An investment in the 4820K only makes sense if you already own an LGA2011 Motherboard and could be seen as good money chasing bad given that the platform is due an upgrade. That said the 4820K is a very capable multi-core processor and it sits amongst the top handful of processors in this regard. For typical consumers a Haswell i3 will offer mostly identical response times, a lower energy footprint and a significantly more competitive price. [Nov '13 CPUPro]

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