Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Core i5 12600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-12600K
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
37x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1450 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
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16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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32
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
1,908
Cinebench R23
26,454
17,648
Geekbench 6
2,727
2,548
Geekbench 6
13,396
12,188
Blender
183
278
Passmark CPU
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3,956
Passmark CPU
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27,733
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.