To be released Core i5-12400F Offers Ryzen 5 5600X Performance for roughly 200 USD
Intel Core i5 12400F spotted in benchmarks, could offer Ryzen 5 5600X performance at that sub 200 USD marker. i5-12400F will be based on just six cores performance cores (and threads).
That means there are no energy cores. Single-core and multi-core clock rates of the processor are 4.4 and 3.4 GHz, respectively, at power levels 2 and 1 (PL2), according to the processor's specifications. In terms of power consumption, the chip has a TDP/PL1 of 65W and power consumption (PL2) of 117 W.
Comptoir Hardware posted some results and is seems the processor is able to outperform the Ryzen 5 5600X with gaming scores on a constant basis. These tests were carried out on Windows 11 with an undisclosed amount of DDR5 RAM and an AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics processor.
The i5-12400F was spotted in Canada for 249 CAD (200 USD), and if accurate that makes this a really value processor considering the 279 USD price tag of the Ryzen 5 5600X. In January, the Intel Core i5-12400F processor is expected to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). See below the benchmark results, courtesy of Comptoir Hardware.
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More than sure . You don't need K models anymore .Same happened with 10/11 gen . 10400f/11400f is constantly out of stock , it is best selling CPU right now.
I build few PC's for my friends last year , all were based on 10400f or 11400f . I'm 5600X owner

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Whole alder like only make sense only in one case scenario :
1. Enthusiast with deep pocket that need the best.
All others , there are better options . That is why Alder sales are soo bad ( and my source is pretty solid , big etailer).
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Ask your source about Zen 3 sales. I suspect the problem for ADL isn't cost, it's timing. Almost everyone who's needed a new PC due to COVID complications has already bought one recently, and as most of us have agreed - as good as ADL is, it's not a compelling upgrade for anyone with a freshly built or upgraded rig.
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They say Zen3 was disaster at launch. Later sold quite good( many solo orders, means people with am4 boards already). Still not as good as 10400f and 11400f tho

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How is that irrelevant? Nobody looking at buying a 12400F is going to spend several hundred on a DDR5 kit.
That pairing makes zero sense.
12400f only makes sense if there was B660 board + ddr4.