Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Processor Number
i5-12600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Radeon 8060S
Generation
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Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Series
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Ryzen AI Max 300 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Custom
Power Consumption
125 W
45-120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
36
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
256 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2900 MHz
Shader Units
256
2560
Texture Units
16
160
Raster Operation Units
8
64
Execution Units
32
40
Power Consumption
15 W
45-120
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
AI Accelerator
NPU
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AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
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50 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
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Cinebench R23
17,648
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Geekbench 6
2,548
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Geekbench 6
12,188
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Blender
278
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Passmark CPU
3,956
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Passmark CPU
27,733
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.