UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-12600K

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Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 100% Great: 117%

SPEED RANK: 45^th / 1442

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 111%

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Best Bench: 77% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 46% Great: 77%

SPEED RANK: 490^th / 1442

Gaming 65%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 51%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		109 %	Much faster effective speed. +66%		65.4 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	80 Pts	Lower memory latency. +18%	67.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	194 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +83%	106 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	382 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +83%	209 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	736 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +103%	363 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1223 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +224%	377 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +18%	77.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	207 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +74%	119 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	416 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +79%	233 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	813 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +80%	451 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1367 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +203%	451 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.68 %	Insanely higher market share. +3,300%	0.02 %
Value Value For Money	122 %	Much better value. +41%	86.1 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	98 %	Much more popular. +63%	60 %
Price Price (score)	$184		$102	Much cheaper. +44%


Age Newest	29 Months	Much more recent. +64%	80 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores	Hugely higher core count. +150%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +300%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +29%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%	3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +32%	3.7 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1926 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +328%	450 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1743 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +359%	380 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Alder Lake	Zen
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 770	None

Intel’s latest 10-core i5-12600K Alder Lake desktop processor offers an impressive 50% 64-core performance improvement over it's predecessor. The 12600K combines six hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores with clock speeds up to 4.9 GHz and four energy efficient Gracemont E-cores for a total of 16 threads. Alder Lake CPUs have a new LGA 1700 socket which requires new cooler brackets and a new Z690 motherboard. Z690 brings several new features including PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. Most Z690 boards will ship in both DDR4 and DDR5 variants. DDR4 is likely the better option, at least until DDR5 prices settle. With an MRSP of just $290 USD, the 12600K is both cheaper and faster than the competition in both single and, notably, multi-core performance. As a result, even AMD's prolific marketing infrastructure (youtube, reddit, forums etc.) will struggle to drive sales, at least until Zen 4 launches (est. late 2022). In the meantime, Intel's i5-12600K is the obvious choice for consumers that do not wish to pay over the odds for almost unparalleled performance in the majority of workloads including gaming. That said, gamers that already own a K series CPU from the 8th gen. or higher will see limited gains in the majority of titles when paired with a 3060 (or lower) tier GPU. In some cases (e.g. PUBG or Overwatch) gamers will see fewer frame drops by disabling the E-Cores all together. If recent history is a guide, stock levels at MSRP are likely to deplete rapidly. ^{[Nov '21 CPUPro]}

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At a list price of just $129, the quad core, Ryzen 3 1300X is a great budget CPU. The Ryzen 3 series is based on AMD's powerful and energy efficient Zen core architecture as already featured in the mainstream Ryzen 5 series and performance Ryzen 7 series, both launched earlier this year. The 1300X is fully unlocked with a stock base clock speed of 3.5 GHz running up to 3.7 GHz for boost and has a TDP of 65W. The 1300X comes with AMD's Wraith Stealth cooler, but significantly, it is devoid of integrated graphics. Although this can be inexpensively rectified, it may be a stumbling block to those at the entry-level of the market. By comparison, Intel's dual core, four thread i3-7350K comes with 630 HD integrated graphics. In terms of effective speed, early benchmarks for the 1300X just pip the 7350K to the post but results in specific games will depend on the extent to which the game is able to use more than two processing cores simultaneously. The 1300X scores around 20% higher on quad-core tests whereas the 7350K scores 16% higher on single-core tests. The Ryzen 1300X has been released alongside the similar Ryzen 3 1200 which is also an unlocked quad-core with slightly lower base / boost clock speeds of 3.1 / 3.4 GHz and a slightly lower price of just $109. ^{[Jul '17 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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