Best Processors by Single-Core Performance (January 2022)

Best Processors by Single-Core Performance

Intel Core i9-12900KF 16 Cores (8P+8E) 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 125W BX8071512900KF

Socket: LGA1700

Integrated Graphics: None

CPU Cores: 16

CPU Threads: 24

CPU Clock Rate: 3200MHz

CPU Turbo Clock Rate: 5200MHz

TDP: 125W

Manufacturing Process: 10 nm

Maximum Supported Memory: 128GB

Series: Core i9 12th Gen

Core Name: Alder Lake

CPU Cooler included:

Cache L3: 30MB

Intel Core i9-12900KF 16 Cores (8P+8E) 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 125W BX8071512900KF

$570

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The Intel Core i9-12900K is an outstanding high-end CPU, with Intel offering typically high single-core speeds while also seeing a major boost to multi-threaded workloads to challenge AMD’s Ryzen range. Top it off with superb future-proofing by way of PCIe 5.0 and DDR5, and you have a fantastic chip that offers excellent jack-of-all-trades perfo...

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Intel Core i9-12900K 16 Cores (8P+8E) 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 125W BX8071512900K

$618

Socket: LGA1700

Integrated Graphics: Intel UHD 770

CPU Cores: 16

CPU Threads: 24

CPU Clock Rate: 3200MHz

CPU Turbo Clock Rate: 5200MHz

TDP: 125W

Manufacturing Process: 10 nm

Maximum Supported Memory: 128GB

Series: Core i9 12th Gen

Core Name: Alder Lake

CPU Cooler included:

Cache L3: 30MB

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Intel Core i7-12700K 12 Cores (8P+4E) 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 125W BX8071512700K

$365

Socket: LGA1700

Integrated Graphics: Intel UHD 770

CPU Cores: 12

CPU Threads: 20

CPU Clock Rate: 3600MHz

CPU Turbo Clock Rate: 5000MHz

TDP: 125W

Manufacturing Process: 10 nm

Maximum Supported Memory: 128GB

Series: Core i7 12th Gen

Core Name: Alder Lake

CPU Cooler included:

Cache L3: 25MB

Best performance under $500

$365

Intel Core i7-12700K

$390

Intel Core i7-12700KF

$295

Intel Core i5-12600K

Best performance under $300

$295

Intel Core i5-12600K

$261

Intel Core i5-12600KF

$180

Intel Core i5-12400F

Best performance under $250

$180

Intel Core i5-12400F

$199

Intel Core i5-12400

$245

Intel Core i5-11600K

Best performance under $200

$180

Intel Core i5-12400F

$199

Intel Core i5-12400

$175

Intel Core i5-11400

Best performance under $150

$129

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

$140

Intel Core i3-10320

$117

Intel Core i3-10105

Best performance under $100

$80

Intel Core i3-10100F

$80

Intel Core i3-9100F

$90

Intel Core i3-10105F