Intel Core i5 12600 vs Intel Core i7 12700K
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12600, vs Intel Core i7 12700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 66.4 GOps/s | 114.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 51 GOps/s | 88.1 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 83 M primes/s | 114 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 26 M strings/s | 45.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 13.1 GB/s | 23.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 253.2 MB/s | 447.6 MB/s |
| Physics | 1377 frames/s | 1799 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 171 M matrices/s | 289 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 876.3 MB/s | 1230 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 73.5 KLines/s | 122.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 243.5 pages/s | 382.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 285.7 MP/sec | 374.5 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 251.7 pages/s | 267.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 54.5 frames/s | 55.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 86.9 frames/s | 98.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 17.4 MP/sec | 29.6 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 161.6 PPW | 117.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 330.8 PPW | 275.9 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 9.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.75 PPW | 2.47 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | October, 27, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-12600 | i7-12700K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 4 |
| Threads | n/a | 4 |
| Frequency | n/a | 2.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 12 |
| Threads count | 12 | 20 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 36x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 12 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 25 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | 190 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 12700K the clear winner in this comparison.
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