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 —

VS

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 638

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo

CACHE 72 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 180W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2026

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,825

4,768

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

257

672

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,605

19,867

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,073

2,804

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

18,108

47,303

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,556

6,678

passmark_data_compression

252,160

725,818

passmark_data_encryption

13,084

36,030

passmark_extended_instructions

17,027

56,498

passmark_find_prime_numbers

83

381

passmark_floating_point_math

50,838

144,757

passmark_integer_math

66,123

184,884

passmark_multithread

21,399

55,651

passmark_physics

1,365

4,704

passmark_random_string_sorting

25,832

74,318

passmark_single_thread

3,823

3,670

passmark_singlethread

3,823

3,670

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12600

638

Core Specs

Cores

6

16 +166.7%

Threads

12

32 +166.7%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.3

3.2 -3.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.8

4.8 0.0%

Frequency (GHz)

3.3

3.2 -3.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.8

4.8 0.0%

Multiplier

33

32 -3.0%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

18 MB (shared)

72 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

180 +176.9%

PL1

65 W

—

PL2

117 W

—

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Granite Rapids

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Granite Rapids

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

Process Size

10 nm

5 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

598 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Quad-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

204.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

—

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 4710

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

W890

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 80 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

—

10 nm

Interconnect

CXL

—

Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

—

Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$233

$899

Part Number

SRL5T

SA2DN

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

None

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