Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-8259U
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
28 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
20
Multiplier
23x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
—
Shader Units
384
—
Texture Units
48
—
Raster Operation Units
6
—
Execution Units
48
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,220
2,790
Geekbench 6
4,337
15,374
Cinebench R23
—
1,944
Cinebench R23
—
22,801
Geekbench 5
—
2,031
Geekbench 5
—
14,961
Cinebench 2024
—
114
Blender
—
349
Passmark CPU
—
4,020
Passmark CPU
—
34,419
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.