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 i9-11900

CORE STATE Rocket Lake

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.5 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 16 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Rocket Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,833

1,924

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

258

271

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,639

8,019

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,078

1,131

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

18,189

19,093

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,567

2,695

passmark_data_compression

252,160

285,159

passmark_data_encryption

13,084

13,942

passmark_extended_instructions

17,027

19,654

passmark_find_prime_numbers

83

63

passmark_floating_point_math

50,838

48,948

passmark_integer_math

66,123

83,893

passmark_multithread

21,399

22,456

passmark_physics

1,365

977

passmark_random_string_sorting

25,832

33,054

passmark_single_thread

3,823

3,373

passmark_singlethread

3,823

3,373

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12600

i9-11900

Core Specs

Cores

6

8 +33.3%

Threads

12

16 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.3

2.5 -24.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.2 +8.3%

Frequency (GHz)

3.3

2.5 -24.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.2 +8.3%

Multiplier

33

25 -24.2%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

512 KB (per core)

L3 Cache

18 MB (shared)

16 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

65 0.0%

PL1

65 W

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PL2

117 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Rocket Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Rocket Lake

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i9 (Rocket Lake-S)

Process Size

10 nm

14 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

276 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

51.2 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 1200

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

H510, B560, H570, Q570, W580, Z590, Q470, H470, W480, Z490

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

UHD Graphics 750

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

End-of-life

Launch Price

$233

$439

Part Number

SRL5T

SRKNJ

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA14A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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