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IntelBX80684I79700KF
IntelBX8071512400F

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 86,788 user samples
32,736 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 109th / 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
97.1 % 98.1 % +1%
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
280 Pts 330 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
555 Pts 620 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
968 Pts 989 Pts +2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
90.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts 183 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
306 Pts 353 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
611 Pts 672 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,116 Pts +4% 1,070 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,004,189 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.19 % 1.77 % Hugely higher market share.
+832%
Value
Value For Money
103 % 126 % Better value.
+22%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 96 % Much more popular.
+71%
Price
Price (score)
$225 $111 Much cheaper.
+51%
Age
Newest
69+ Months 34 Months Much more recent.
+51%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,149 Pts 1,232 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+7%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,006 Pts 1,191 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+18%

The iGPU-less variant of i7-9700K. This CPU is priced $30 less than i7-9700K which makes this an option for high refresh rate gamers as this CPU still offers same performance as i7-9700K yet priced lower which leads to better value, higher overclocking potential and probably little bit lower power consumption and thermal generation due to lack of iGPU. [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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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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