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AMD100-100000592BOX
▲ 976,724 ▼

10 Cores, 16 Threads @3.7GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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▲ 54190 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
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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: 58th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
1,914 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 120% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 98% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 98% Great: 120%
SPEED RANK: 55th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		109 % 109 % +1%
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80 Pts 81.3 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		194 Pts 198 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		382 Pts 387 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		736 Pts +0% 735 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,223 Pts 1,336 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts 91.7 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		207 Pts 213 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		416 Pts 420 Pts +1%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		813 Pts 825 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,367 Pts 1,577 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Value & Sentiment 
+127%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.76 % Hugely higher market share.
+375% 		0.16 %
Value
Value For Money 		127 % Better value.
+14% 		111 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		97 % Much more popular.
+80% 		54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$159 Much cheaper.
+40% 		$265
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		36 Months 22+ Months Much more recent.
+39%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,926 Pts 1,944 Pts +1%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,743 Pts 1,823 Pts +5%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 109%
Average Bench 109%

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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