CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-12500

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6521P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 24 Cores / 48 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.6 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo

CACHE 144 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 225W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

6,007

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,741

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,125

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

4,862

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

6,023

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

951

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,704

4,966

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

240

701

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,101

20,695

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,002

2,921

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

16,909

49,274

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,387

6,956

passmark_data_compression

238,753

840,355

passmark_data_encryption

12,033

47,452

passmark_extended_instructions

16,090

57,751

passmark_find_prime_numbers

75

437

passmark_floating_point_math

48,004

155,294

passmark_integer_math

61,626

214,076

passmark_multithread

19,893

57,970

passmark_physics

1,242

4,105

passmark_random_string_sorting

23,523

98,119

passmark_single_thread

3,666

2,829

passmark_singlethread

3,666

2,829

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12500

6521P

Core Specs

Cores

6

24 +300.0%

Threads

12

48 +300.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3

2.6 -13.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.1 -10.9%

Frequency (GHz)

3

2.6 -13.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.6

4.1 -10.9%

Multiplier

30

26 -13.3%

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)

144 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

225 +246.2%

PL1

65W

—

PL2

117W

—

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Granite Rapids

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Granite Rapids

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)

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

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

409.6 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

—

PCIe

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 136 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

—

10 nm

Interconnect

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

—

Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$212

$1250

Part Number

SRL5V

SRVNS

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

None

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