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IntelBX80646I34130
▲ 905,382 ▼

12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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▲ 543,257 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+118%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 128,258 user samples
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Best Bench: 123% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 32nd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
49,509 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 729th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+118% 		52.3 %
Average Score 
+246%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		70.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		201 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+154% 		79.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		397 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+184% 		140 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		781 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+298% 		196 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1407 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+580% 		207 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+216%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.7 Pts +2% 91.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		212 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+125% 		94.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		423 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+153% 		167 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		841 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+249% 		241 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1587 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+553% 		243 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+198%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.96 % Hugely higher market share.
+773% 		0.11 %
Value
Value For Money 		117 % Much better value.
+34% 		87.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % Much more popular.
+67% 		54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$250 $43 Hugely cheaper.
+83%
Nice To Haves 
+326%
Age
Newest 		29 Months Much more recent.
+77% 		127 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+57%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+500% 		2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		20 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+400% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+47% 		3.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+916% 		244 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2271 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+987% 		209 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 HD 4400
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 52.3%
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The 12-core i7-12700K sits in the middle of Intel’s latest 12th gen. Alder Lake CPU line-up. It offers a significant performance improvement over it's predecessor (+50% 64-core). The 12700K features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with four efficiency cores for a total of 20 threads. With an MSRP of $410 USD, the 12700K offers similar real world performance to the flagship i9-12900K, at a 30% price discount. Although, by historical standards, this represents superb value for money, most consumers should consider the 10-core 16-thread i5-12600K which offers comparable real-world performance for 30% less money. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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From the point of view of a consumer that typically uses a PC for surfing the web, checking email, listening to music and watching videos, I consider that the Haswell i3 processors currently represent the best value for money. The i3-4130 has a performance profile that is just 7% below the top nine group leader average yet it only costs half as much. Power users that play intensive 3d games or run video editing, graphics design or CAD packages will benefit from more than two cores and will do well to look elsewhere but for regular users overall responsiveness will remain largely unchanged regardless of how much more is spent on the CPU. (My new value pick is the G3420 which supersedes my recommendation of the i3-4130.) [Sep '13 CPUPro]

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