CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-12500

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

VS

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Intel

INTEL

Core i7-8700

CORE STATE Coffee Lake

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Coffee Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2017

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

6,007

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,741

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,125

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

4,862

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

6,023

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

951

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,704

1,092

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

240

154

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,101

4,553

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,002

642

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

16,909

10,841

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,387

1,530

passmark_data_compression

238,753

187,009

passmark_data_encryption

12,033

4,488

passmark_extended_instructions

16,090

12,432

passmark_find_prime_numbers

75

35

passmark_floating_point_math

48,004

27,839

passmark_integer_math

61,626

44,881

passmark_multithread

19,893

12,756

passmark_physics

1,242

732

passmark_random_string_sorting

23,523

23,963

passmark_single_thread

3,666

2,629

passmark_singlethread

3,666

2,629

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12500

i7-8700

Core Specs

Cores

6

6 0.0%

Threads

12

12 0.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3

3.2 +6.7%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.6 0.0%

Frequency (GHz)

3

3.2 +6.7%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.6 0.0%

Multiplier

30

32 +6.7%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

256 KB (per core)

L3 Cache

18 MB (shared)

12 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

65 0.0%

PL1

65W

—

PL2

117W

—

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Coffee Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Coffee Lake

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i7 (Coffee Lake)

Process Size

10 nm

14 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

154 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

42.7 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

—

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1151

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

Intel 300 Series, Intel 100/200 Series*

PCIe

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

UHD Graphics 630

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

End-of-life

Launch Price

$212

$303

Part Number

SRL5V

SR3QS

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA1151

Tj Max

100°C

—

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

E97379-001

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