Real World Speed
Performance profile from 7,068 user samples
3,353 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 72nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
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 / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.9 % +1% 99.2 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
166 Pts 181 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
325 Pts 343 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
616 Pts 631 Pts +2%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1048 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6%
992 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.9 Pts +4% 91 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
179 Pts 191 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
349 Pts 368 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+5%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts 689 Pts +3%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1182 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
1053 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,696,894 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.07 % Much higher market share.
+75%
Value
Value For Money
103 % 109 % Slightly better value.
+6%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 57 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$245 $194 Cheaper.
+21%
Age
Newest
36+ Months 27 Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1635 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+31%
1251 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1444 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20%
1199 Pts
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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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We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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