CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-12600KF

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 10 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.7 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 20 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

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Intel

INTEL

Core i9-10900K

CORE STATE Comet Lake

CORE SPECS 10 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.7 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 20 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Comet Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

7,956

8,257

3dmark_2_threads

1,995

1,688

3dmark_4_threads

3,806

3,313

3dmark_8_threads

6,128

6,221

3dmark_max_threads

7,952

8,938

3dmark_single_thread

1,016

851

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,363

1,923

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

333

271

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

9,846

8,013

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,389

1,131

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

23,444

19,079

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

3,309

2,693

geekbench_multicore

12,373

9,141

geekbench_singlecore

2,529

1,780

passmark_data_compression

343,231

375,336

passmark_data_encryption

18,445

7,796

passmark_extended_instructions

22,003

24,620

passmark_find_prime_numbers

91

63

passmark_floating_point_math

67,074

53,123

passmark_integer_math

87,830

85,404

passmark_multithread

27,575

22,452

passmark_physics

1,539

1,029

passmark_random_string_sorting

35,602

46,389

passmark_single_thread

3,925

3,113

passmark_singlethread

3,925

3,113

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12600KF

i9-10900K

Core Specs

Cores

10

10 0.0%

Threads

16

20 +25.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.7

3.7 0.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.3 +8.2%

Frequency (GHz)

3.7

3.7 0.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.3 +8.2%

Multiplier

37

37 0.0%

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

20 MB (shared)

20 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

125

125 0.0%

PL1

150W

125 W

PL2

150W

250 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Comet Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Comet Lake

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i9 (Comet Lake)

Process Size

10 nm

14 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

206 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

46.9 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

—

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1200

Chipsets

Z690. H670, B660, H610

H410, B460, H470, Z490

PCIe

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 6 E-Cores: 4

—

E-Core Frequency

2.8 GHz up to 3.6 GHz

—

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

—

UHD Graphics 630

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

End-of-life

Launch Price

$264

$547

Part Number

SRL4U

SRH91

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA1200

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

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