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IntelBX8071512500
▲ 565,820 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 57253 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+23%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,183 user samples
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15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
3,715 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 77th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.5 % 99.2 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
Average Score 
+48%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		100 Pts 181 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+81%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		201 Pts 343 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+71%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		398 Pts 631 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		718 Pts 992 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38%
Overclocked Score 
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts +5% 91 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		128 Pts 191 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+49%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		254 Pts 368 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+45%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts 689 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+37%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		920 Pts 1053 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
Value & Sentiment 
+92%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		79.9 % 109 % Much better value.
+37%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 57 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$285 $196 Much cheaper.
+31%
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		117 Months 28 Months Much more recent.
+76%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 4.6 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+31%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1353 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8% 		1251 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1075 Pts 1199 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+12%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell-E Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 770
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.5%
Average Bench 99.2%
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The Intel 5960X sports eight cores and sixteen threads. That's two more cores than we have ever seen on a consumer processor before and as such this $1,000 processor offers record breaking multi-threaded CPU horsepower. Unfortunately the 5960X is clocked at just 3 GHz base and 3.5 GHz turbo which, for single and dual-core workloads, renders it around 15% slower than a $69 G3258 on stock clocks! The 5960X is only compatible with Intel's new X99 chipset which requires new DDR4 RAM and is currently far more expensive, with little consumer benefit, than DDR3. All in all the i7-5960X processor is largely irrelevant for consumers as it's far far too expensive. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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Intel's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though. [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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