Real World Speed
Performance profile from 81,381 user samples
78,749 User Benchmarks
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
2,632 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 93% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 93% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 65th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
114 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
102 %
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Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...
8 % Forza5 1%, AoE4 7%, Bord3 10%, FarC6 13%, WatchDL 0%, BFV 8%, CPunk 0%, EldenR 2%, RDR2 0%, Civ6 44%, CSGO 13%, DoomE 1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.7 Pts 81.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
201 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
187 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
397 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
356 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
781 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
653 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1407 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+34%
1052 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.7 Pts +0% 92.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
212 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
197 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
423 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+10%
383 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
841 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
739 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1587 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+41%
1122 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,708,066 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.93 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,000%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
120 % +1% 120 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % Much more popular.
+70%
53 %
Price
Price (score)
$228 $155 Much cheaper.
+32%
Age
Newest
29 Months 27+ Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+85%
1338 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2271 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+79%
1271 Pts
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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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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 $52
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