Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
No
Generation
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-12600KF
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
15 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
1
6
Performance Core Threads
2
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
5
10
Total Thread Count
5
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
15.0
37x
L1 Cache
192 KB
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
5.0
PCIe Lanes
6
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,472
2,597
Geekbench 6
6,708
12,937
Cinebench R23
—
1,908
Cinebench R23
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17,648
Geekbench 5
—
1,839
Geekbench 5
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11,626
Cinebench 2024
—
105
Cinebench 2024
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909
Blender
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273
Passmark CPU
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3,934
Passmark CPU
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27,408
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.