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IntelBX80684I58500
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12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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▲ 601,499 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Effective Speed 
+39%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 121,838 user samples
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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
43,089 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 207th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Much faster effective speed.
+39% 		82.1 %
Average Score 
+72%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.7 Pts 82.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		201 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+73% 		116 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		397 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+73% 		230 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		781 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+74% 		448 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1407 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+141% 		585 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+71%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.7 Pts 94.1 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		212 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+72% 		123 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		423 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+73% 		244 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		841 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+74% 		484 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1587 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+135% 		675 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+57%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.93 % Hugely higher market share.
+210% 		0.3 %
Value
Value For Money 		120 % Better value.
+16% 		103 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % Much more popular.
+50% 		60 %
Price
Price (score) 		$228 $120 Much cheaper.
+47%
Nice To Haves 
+197%
Age
Newest 		29 Months Much more recent.
+60% 		73+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+257% 		694 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2271 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+274% 		608 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 82.1%
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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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The hex-core i5-8500 hails from Intel’s eighth generation of Coffee Lake processors, known for featuring a higher number of cores at each SKU than in previous generations and their refinement of the 14nm architecture as seen in 6th and 7th generation processors. At an estimated price of $184 it offers good multi-core value for money. Its quad core performance nearly rivals the more expensive i7-7700K (the 2017 CPU of choice for many top-end gamers). However based on preliminary benchmarks, the i5-8500 is only marginally faster (2% greater effective speed) than the i5-8400 which is also a recent and competitively priced hex-core Coffee Lake processor. Also, like the i5-8400, the 8500 features 9MB of L3 cache and a frugal TDP of 65W, leaving not much to choose between them. As is the case of all Coffee Lake processors, currently the only motherboards that the 8500 can be paired with feature Intel’s high-end Z370 chipset for overclocking. However, alternative and more suitable 300 series motherboards are long overdue and expected to be available soon. [Mar '18 CPUPro]

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