Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Intel Xeon 698X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
125 W
350 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
86
Performance Core Threads
12
172
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.8 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
86
Total Thread Count
16
172
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
20.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
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Cinebench R23
17,648
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Geekbench 6
2,597
2,944
Geekbench 5
1,839
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Geekbench 6
12,937
34,632
Geekbench 5
11,626
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Cinebench 2024
105
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Cinebench 2024
909
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Blender
273
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Passmark CPU
3,934
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Passmark CPU
27,408
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.