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IntelBX8071512400F
▲ 9222,842 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 9612,142 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 604,885 user samples
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550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 115th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
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 		96.9 % 98.1 % +1%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13% 		80.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		140 Pts 173 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+24%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		279 Pts 330 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		552 Pts 620 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		964 Pts 989 Pts +3%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6% 		90.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		155 Pts 183 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		309 Pts 353 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		618 Pts 672 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,123 Pts +5% 1,070 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+20%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.87 % +2% 1.83 %
Value
Value For Money 		101 % 126 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % 96 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$240 $111 Much cheaper.
+54%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		72 Months 34 Months Much more recent.
+53%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+44% 		2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11% 		4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,145 Pts 1,232 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,001 Pts 1,191 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+19%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 96.9%
Average Bench 98.1%

Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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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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