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IntelBX8071513900
IntelBX8071512900K

24 Cores, 32 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 67,998 user samples
1,007 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 129% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 115% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 115% Great: 129%
SPEED RANK: 17th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 122%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
66,991 User Benchmarks
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
123 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
117 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.3 Pts +1% 80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
223 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
207 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
439 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
412 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
873 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
814 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1650 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
1516 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.6 Pts +0% 92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
234 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
218 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
457 Pts +5% 436 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
891 Pts +4% 858 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1772 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+7%
1655 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,934,355 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.97 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,325%
Value
Value For Money
107 % 117 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 84 % Much more popular.
+68%
Price
Price (score)
$458 $276 Much cheaper.
+40%
Age
Newest
23+ Months Much more recent.
+36%
36 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
4192 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+40%
2996 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
3625 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+29%
2804 Pts

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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