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AMD100-100000061WOF
▲ 842,579 ▼

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

VS
▲ 733,564 ▼

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 127,123 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: 35th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 96th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		117 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		99 %
External Data: 1080p 
+12%
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best... 		14 % Forza5 3%, AoE4 34%, Bord3 24%, FarC6 46%, WatchDL 18%, BFV 12%, EldenR 3%, RDR2 7%, Civ6 13%, CSGO 13%, DoomE 0% CPunk 1%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench... 		15 % FarC6 21%, FinFant14 38%, GTAV 21%, SotTR 6%, CSGO 9%, R6S 4%, TWarW3 4%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re... 		7 % FarC6 26%, RDR2 2%, F122 0%, MetroEx 2%, TWarW3 2%
Average Score 
+23%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.8 Pts 81.1 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		207 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27% 		163 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		412 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+29% 		320 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		814 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+30% 		626 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,516 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31% 		1,157 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+19%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.2 Pts 92.3 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		218 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22% 		179 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		436 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22% 		356 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		858 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+24% 		694 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,655 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+26% 		1,318 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+4%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.78 % Slightly higher market share.
+8% 		0.72 %
Value
Value For Money 		117 % Better value.
+11% 		105 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % More popular.
+15% 		73 %
Price
Price (score) 		$277 $227 Cheaper.
+18%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		36 Months More recent.
+25% 		48 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 105 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		16 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		12 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		24 threads 24 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8% 		4.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,996 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+31% 		2,290 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,804 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+40% 		2,000 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 117%
Average Bench 99%

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 Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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