Intel Core i5 14500 vs Intel Core i5 12600K
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14500, vs Intel Core i5 12600K. 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 | 110.4 GOps/s | 87.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 81.2 GOps/s | 67.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 110 M primes/s | 92 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 41.1 M strings/s | 35.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 21.9 GB/s | 18.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 377.6 MB/s | 344.4 MB/s |
| Physics | 1811 frames/s | 1526 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 228 M matrices/s | 22 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1200 MB/s | 822.6 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 112.8 KLines/s | 98.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 393.3 pages/s | 261.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 436.6 MP/sec | 347.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 264.2 pages/s | 258.5 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 63.7 frames/s | 58.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 134.7 frames/s | 103.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 26.9 MP/sec | 22.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 233.2 PPW | 97.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 483.9 PPW | 221.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 17.6 PPW | 7.7 PPW |
| Blender / W | 3.96 PPW | 1.88 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 9, 2024 | October, 27, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-14500 | i5-12600K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Cores count | 14 | 10 |
| Threads count | 20 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 37x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 9728 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | 20 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 154 W | 150 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 | 192 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
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