IntelBX80646E31231V3
IntelBX8071512400

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 36,665 user samples
19,313 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 333rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
17,352 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 84th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.3 % 98.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
80.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
97.7 Pts 173 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+77%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
187 Pts 331 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+77%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
330 Pts 621 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+88%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
494 Pts 973 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+97%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.5 Pts +5% 90.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
108 Pts 182 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+69%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
214 Pts 353 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+65%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
388 Pts 673 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+73%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
554 Pts 1039 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+88%
Market Share
Based on 67,696,612 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.42 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,300%
Value
Value For Money
79.3 % 116 % Much better value.
+46%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 92 % Much more popular.
+74%
Price
Price (score)
$209 $152 Cheaper.
+27%
Age
Newest
118+ Months 27 Months Much more recent.
+77%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
555 Pts 1221 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+120%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
503 Pts 1176 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+134%
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Works excellently for gaming even with how old it is although it is starting to lag behind a bit in newer games like call of duty warzone  [Apr '21 Transdimensia]

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I originally wanted an i5-12600 but unfortunately, it was not available so I settled for a 12400. It's really affordable and the performance is great. [Nov '22 arvinjason]

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