Real World Speed
Performance profile from 88,918 user samples
40,032 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 101% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 101% Great: 117%
SPEED RANK: 44th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
48,886 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 87th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
109 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
98 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.3 Pts 81.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
194 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+13%
172 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
382 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
330 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
737 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
614 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1225 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+26%
974 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91 Pts 91.1 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
205 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+13%
182 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
408 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+16%
352 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
797 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
673 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1337 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+30%
1029 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,711,591 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.63 % 1.86 % Hugely higher market share.
+195%
Value
Value For Money
128 % Slightly better value.
+7%
120 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 99 % Much more popular.
+77%
Price
Price (score)
$155 $134 Cheaper.
+13%
Age
Newest
29+ Months 27 Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1840 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+51%
1220 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1731 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+47%
1178 Pts
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Outstanding processor for the price. Got this one for really cheap on Amazon Prime Day. Already a boost in FPS without even upgrading my GPU! Also this processor beats the 11th Gen i9! What a deal! [Sep '22 MOTechGuy]

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Intel’s Alder Lake i5-12400F offers six hyper-threaded performance cores at an MSRP of just $180 USD. This represents excellent value for consumers and, in particular, gamers. It has a boost frequency of 4.4 GHz, 18 MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 65W. The F-version of the CPU does not have integrated graphics, however this will be of little concern to gamers with discrete GPUs. Whilst Intel’s overclockable i5-12600K has four additional efficiency cores and offers around 12% more performance than the 12400F, it also costs around 50% more. The 12400F offers great value, but to achieve optimal performance the requisite B660 motherboard (which supports 3200+ RAM) is, at least for now, difficult to find at reasonable ($150 USD) prices. AMD’s top value hex-core Ryzen 5 5600X offers similar performance for 50% more money. Despite Intel’s price / performance lead, AMD’s prolific marketers (forums, youtube, reddit etc.) have historically outsold Intel whilst carrying a similar handicap. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 CPU Rankings

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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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