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IntelBX80684I78086K
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

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▲ 55797 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
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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
38,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 153rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		90.8 %
Average Score 
+22%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.8 Pts 91.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		181 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+37% 		132 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		343 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+34% 		256 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		631 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+30% 		484 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		992 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+24% 		800 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+14%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91 Pts 97 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		191 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+25% 		153 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		368 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21% 		304 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		689 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19% 		580 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1053 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11% 		948 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+14%
Market Share
Based on 68,929,768 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % 0.08 % Much higher market share.
+33%
Value
Value For Money 		110 % Much better value.
+34% 		82.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		57 % +4% 55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$189 Much cheaper.
+53% 		$399
Nice To Haves 
+26%
Age
Newest 		34 Months Much more recent.
+55% 		76+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1251 Pts +5% 1194 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1199 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+19% 		1008 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 99.2%
Average Bench 90.8%

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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Intel are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their x86 architecture and 8086 processor with the launch of their high-end i7-8086K. Just 50,000 units of this hex core, twelve threaded Coffee Lake processor have been made available globally. Exactly like the i7-8700K, the 8086K features 12MB of smart (L3) cache, 2 channels of DDR4 RAM and has a TDP of 95W. Essentially, the 8086K is Intel’s current Coffee Lake flagship, the i7-8700K, with a single-core turbo frequency factory overclocked by 300 MHz. Thermals permitting, out of the box, the i7-8086K achieves a single core boost speed of 5.0 GHz – which is a new record for Intel. That said, you would be unlucky if you were unable to achieve a 5.0 GHz single core OC with an 8700K. For everything other than single core, the turbo clock speeds on the 8086K exactly match the 8700K which puts the 8086K firmly into gimmick territory. Directly comparing the 8086K and 8700K shows that for a $100 (24%) price premium you get around a 5% performance improvement which drops to around 2% when both chips are overclocked. If the price gap between the 8086K and the 8700K were to fall to less than 20 USD it may be worth considering the 8086K. [Jun '18 CPUPro]

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