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Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 25% Great: 59%

SPEED RANK: 827^th / 1441

Gaming 49%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 34%

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 71% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 189^th / 1441

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 70%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		48.9 %			84.2 %	Much faster effective speed. +72%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	72.9 Pts	89.6 Pts	Lower memory latency. +23%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	61.5 Pts	127 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +107%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	104 Pts	242 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +133%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	146 Pts	426 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +192%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	150 Pts	647 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +331%


Memory OC Memory Latency	89.1 Pts	96.5 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	79.8 Pts	142 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +78%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	139 Pts	275 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +98%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	192 Pts	482 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +151%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	192 Pts	737 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +284%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		1.29 %	Insanely higher market share. +12,800%
Value Value For Money	51.8 %		86.7 %	Much better value. +67%
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %		83 %	Much more popular. +51%
Price Price (score)	$225	Slightly cheaper. +10%	$250


Age Newest	147 Months		87 Months	Much more recent. +41%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +62%	91 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz		4.2 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +68%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.1 GHz		4.5 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +45%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	192 Pts		747 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +289%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	150 Pts		662 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +341%


Series CPU Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Kaby Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCBGA1023	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 3000	HD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'12	Q1'17
Cache Cache	3 MB SmartCache	8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	AVX	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.1 GHz	4.50 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	650 MHz	350.00 MHz
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	2	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.3 GHz	1.15 GHz
Package Size Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)	37.5mm x 37.5mm
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	2.0	3.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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The Intel Core i5-2450M is a mid-range dual-core four threaded mobile processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2012 and is a slightly quicker version of the i5-2410M which launched a year earlier. At the time of release, the 2450M was reasonably fast with an effective speed of 61: the base clock speed is 2.5 GHz which can boost up to 3.1 GHz. The TDP of 35W is relatively high by modern standards and is halved in the i5-3317U (see full comparison). A lower TDP leads to extended battery life which is obviously a big plus for mobile processors. The i5-2450M features integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 which isn't adequate for most modern games but it's absolutely fine for handling typical tasks such as browsing and word processing. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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The Core i7-7700K is Intel’s flagship Kaby Lake based CPU which is reported to have the same IPC as its predecessor, Skylake. Comparing the 7700K and 6700K shows that both average effective speed and peak overclocked speed are up by 7%. Most of the increase in average effective speed is explained by the 5% boost in base clocks from 4.0 to 4.2 GHz. The improved peak lab speed is attributable to a combination of better overclocking capacity and improvements in Intel’s speedshift technology which make the 7700K slightly more responsive. Kaby Lake also has marginally better HD 630 integrated graphics. The i7-7700K is priced similarly to the i7-6700K so for top end gaming and workstation builds, the 7700K is the clear choice for 2017. AMD’s Ryzen will release later this year so things could change at that time. ^{[Jan '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 $52

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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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