Intel Core i5 12600K / Core i9 12900K "Alder Lake" Linux Performance

Alder Lake was frequently leading in Python HPC benchmarks but in some cases performing abnormally slow (another E core situation).

CPU-based rendering workloads like Blender were still tending to prefer the Ryzen 9 5950X for the higher thread count, but the i9-12900K was often very close behind.

The raw performance for the i9-12900K was looking good in many of the rendering workloads, but it did consuming around 60 Watts more than the Ryzen 9 5950X.