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16 Cores, 24 Threads @3.2GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 87,815 user samples
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Best Bench: 124% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 107% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
20,824 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 59th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		117 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		104 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		9 % Forza5 2%, AoE4 21%, FarC6 32%, WatchDL 10%, EldenR 1%, RDR2 3%, Civ6 26%, CSGO 26%, DoomE 0% Bord3 12%, BFV 0%, CPunk 1%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench... 		2 % FinFant14 14%, CSGO 10%, R6S 2%, TWarW3 1% FarC6 3%, GTAV 0%, SotTR 7%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re... 		FarC6 6%, TWarW3 0% 0 % RDR2 5%, F122 1%, MetroEx 0%
20 Oct22|Linustechtips
We were afraid to publish this vid... 		1 % Forza5 5%, Hitm3 9%, FarC6 8%, CPunk 5%, CSGO 18%, TinTW 1%, TWarW3 19% Factorio 39%, SotTR 20%
06 Nov22|Tom's Hardware
Intel Core i7-13700K Review: Core ... 		TWarW3 7% 16 % Hitm3 3%, FarC6 12%, WatchDL 10%, CPunk 2%, RDR2 26%, MSFS21 51%, F121 35%
Average Score 
+26%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.8 Pts 95.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		207 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33% 		156 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		412 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+33% 		310 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		814 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+35% 		601 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1516 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+47% 		1034 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+25%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.2 Pts 99.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		218 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32% 		165 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		436 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33% 		329 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		858 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+32% 		652 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1655 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+36% 		1219 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+22%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.82 % Much higher market share.
+52% 		0.54 %
Value
Value For Money 		111 % Slightly better value.
+10% 		101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % Much more popular.
+33% 		63 %
Price
Price (score) 		$330 $304 Slightly cheaper.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+61%
Age
Newest 		29 Months 24+ Months More recent.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2996 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+97% 		1524 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2804 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+102% 		1387 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 117%
Average Bench 104%
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Intel’s 16-core flagship Alder Lake i9-12900K processor delivers a staggering performance improvement over it's predecessor (+70% 64-core). It features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with eight efficiency cores for a total of 24 threads. Alder Lake CPUs will require a new Z690 chipset which supports DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0. At an MRSP of $590 USD, the i9-12900K is aimed at power users who demand the best of the best. That said, Intel’s 10-core 12600K matches the 12900K’s performance for the majority of consumer use cases at a 50% price discount. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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The 5800X3D has the same core architecture as the 5800X but it runs at 11% lower base and 4% lower boost clocks. The lower clocks are in exchange for an extra 64MB of cache (96MB up from 32MB) and around 40% more money. For most real-world tasks performance is comparable to the 5800X. Cache sensitive scenarios such as low res. canned game benchmarks with a 3090-Ti ($2,000 USD) benefit at the cost of everything else. Be wary of sponsored reviews with cherry picked games that showcase the wins, conveniently ignore frame drops and gloss over the losses. Also watch out for AMD’s army of Neanderthal social media accounts on reddit, forums and youtube, they will be singing their own praises as usual. Instead of focusing on real-world performance, AMD’s marketers aim to dupe consumers with bankrolled headlines. The same tactics were used with the Radeon 5000 series GPUs. Zen 4 needs to bring substantial IPC improvements for all workloads, rather than overpriced "3D" marketing gimmicks. New PC builders have little reason to look further than the $260 12600K which, at a fraction of the price, offers better all round performance in gaming, desktop and workstation applications. Users with an existing AM4 build should wait just a few more months for better performance at lower prices with Raptor Lake or even Zen 4. The marketers selling expensive “3D” upgrades today will quickly move onto Zen 4 (3D) leaving unfortunate buyers stuck on an overpriced, 6 year old, dead-end, platform. [Mar '22 CPUPro]

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