CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-12600

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE —

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Intel

INTEL

Core i7-8700K

CORE STATE Coffee Lake

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.7 Base / 4.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 95W

ARCHITECTURE Coffee Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2017

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,833

1,163

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

258

164

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,639

4,846

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,078

684

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

18,189

11,539

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,567

1,629

passmark_data_compression

252,160

198,951

passmark_data_encryption

13,084

4,776

passmark_extended_instructions

17,027

13,514

passmark_find_prime_numbers

83

39

passmark_floating_point_math

50,838

28,538

passmark_integer_math

66,123

45,892

passmark_multithread

21,399

13,576

passmark_physics

1,365

811

passmark_random_string_sorting

25,832

25,270

passmark_single_thread

3,823

2,720

passmark_singlethread

3,823

2,720

geekbench_multicore

N/A

6,535

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

1,616

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12600

i7-8700K

Core Specs

Cores

6

6 0.0%

Threads

12

12 0.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.3

3.7 +12.1%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.8

4.7 -2.1%

Frequency (GHz)

3.3

3.7 +12.1%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.8

4.7 -2.1%

Multiplier

33

37 +12.1%

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

65 W

—

PL2

117 W

—

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

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 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

$233

$359

Part Number

SRL5T

SR3QRQNMK

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA1151

Tj Max

100°C

—

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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