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IntelBX8071512400F

20 Cores, 28 Threads @3.4GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2023.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 59,996 user samples
5,944 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 134% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 123% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 123% Great: 134%
SPEED RANK: 6th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 129%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
54,052 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 87% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 103rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
130 % Much faster effective speed.
+32%
98.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.8 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
80.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
230 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33%
173 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
460 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39%
330 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
915 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+48%
620 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,756 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+78%
989 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.1 Pts +4% 90.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
238 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+30%
183 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
474 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34%
353 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
941 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+40%
672 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,861 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74%
1,070 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,986,650 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.56 % 1.72 % Hugely higher market share.
+207%
Value
Value For Money
124 % 126 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
95 % 96 % +1%
Price
Price (score)
$325 $111 Much cheaper.
+66%
Age
Newest
12 Months Much more recent.
+65%
34 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
20 cores Hugely higher core count.
+233%
6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
28 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+133%
12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+36%
2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+27%
4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
3,883 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+215%
1,232 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
3,667 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+208%
1,191 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 None

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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