Real World Speed
Performance profile from 57,538 user samples
57,538 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 116% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 31st / 1420
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
109 % +4% 106 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.1 Pts 83.7 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
194 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
182 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
382 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
356 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
738 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
684 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1219 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8%
1,132 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.5 Pts 92.5 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
206 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
192 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
407 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
380 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
792 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
743 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1346 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+10%
1,228 Pts
Market Share
Based on 64,576,968 CPUs tested.
User Rating
UBM User Rating
98 % +2% 96.4 %
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.67 % 0.96 % Much higher market share.
+44%
Price
Price (score)
$215 Slightly cheaper.
+8%
232 USD
Value
Value For Money
118 % +2% 116 %
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 94.2 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+33%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
10 cores 10.2 cores +2%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads +1% 15.8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 9.78 nm +2%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+10%
3.38 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz +2% 4.81 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1889 Pts 1,918 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1751 Pts 1798 Pts +3%
Age
Newest
23 Months More recent.
+16%
26.8 Months
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake   —
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700   —
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770   —
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We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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