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 i9-12900K

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,833

3,531

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

258

498

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,639

14,713

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,078

2,076

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

18,189

35,031

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,567

4,945

passmark_data_compression

252,160

537,341

passmark_data_encryption

13,084

29,579

passmark_extended_instructions

17,027

33,682

passmark_find_prime_numbers

83

147

passmark_floating_point_math

50,838

105,471

passmark_integer_math

66,123

139,090

passmark_multithread

21,399

41,213

passmark_physics

1,365

2,219

passmark_random_string_sorting

25,832

57,094

passmark_single_thread

3,823

4,136

passmark_singlethread

3,823

4,136

3dmark_16_threads

N/A

9,912

3dmark_2_threads

N/A

2,120

3dmark_4_threads

N/A

4,145

3dmark_8_threads

N/A

7,596

3dmark_max_threads

N/A

11,620

3dmark_single_thread

N/A

1,073

geekbench_multicore

N/A

15,525

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

2,640

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12600

i9-12900K

Core Specs

Cores

6

16 +166.7%

Threads

12

24 +100.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.3

3.2 -3.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.2 +8.3%

Frequency (GHz)

3.3

3.2 -3.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.2 +8.3%

Multiplier

33

32 -3.0%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

18 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

125 +92.3%

PL1

65 W

241 W

PL2

117 W

241 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

215 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

76.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610, Z790, H770, B760

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

—

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

—

2.4 GHz up to 3.9 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$233

$599

Part Number

SRL5T

SRL4H

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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