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

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Intel

INTEL

Core i7-9700K

CORE STATE Coffee Lake

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 8 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.6 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 95W

ARCHITECTURE Coffee Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2018

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

1,234

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

240

174

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,101

5,145

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,002

726

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

16,909

12,251

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,387

1,729

passmark_data_compression

238,753

208,062

passmark_data_encryption

12,033

4,590

passmark_extended_instructions

16,090

18,088

passmark_find_prime_numbers

75

52

passmark_floating_point_math

48,004

35,498

passmark_integer_math

61,626

41,411

passmark_multithread

19,893

14,414

passmark_physics

1,242

880

passmark_random_string_sorting

23,523

25,756

passmark_single_thread

3,666

2,865

passmark_singlethread

3,666

2,865

geekbench_multicore

N/A

7,251

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

1,699

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12500

i7-9700K

Core Specs

Cores

6

8 +33.3%

Threads

12

8 -33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3

3.6 +20.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.9 +6.5%

Frequency (GHz)

3

3.6 +20.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.9 +6.5%

Multiplier

30

36 +20.0%

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

95 +46.2%

PL1

65W

—

PL2

117W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Coffee Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Coffee Lake

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i7 (Coffee Lake Refresh)

Process Size

10 nm

14 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

180.3 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

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1151

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

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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

$385

Part Number

SRL5V

SRG15SRELT

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA14C

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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