Intel Core i7 14700F vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14700F, vs Intel Core i5 12600KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14700F and Intel Core i5 12600KF
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
2098
Intel Core i5 12600KF
1902
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
33114
Intel Core i5 12600KF
17693
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
123
Intel Core i5 12600KF
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
1428
Intel Core i5 12600KF
933
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
4269
Intel Core i5 12600KF
3930
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
42071
Intel Core i5 12600KF
27860
Integer Math158.1 GOps/s88.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math109.2 GOps/s67.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search179 M primes/s94 M primes/s
Random String Sort56.8 M strings/s35.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption30.6 GB/s18.6 GB/s
Data Compression518.5 MB/s346.1 MB/s
Physics2500 frames/s1614 frames/s
Extended Instructions294 M matrices/s222 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
2810
Intel Core i5 12600KF
2598
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700F
18405
Intel Core i5 12600KF
12932
File Compression1340 MB/s1020 MB/s
Clang Compilation184.1 KLines/s97.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser414 pages/s304.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering515.6 MP/sec396.9 MP/sec
Text Processing285.3 pages/s263.3 pages/s
Background Blur73.6 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Photo Processing143.7 frames/s118.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing43.2 MP/sec22.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14700F
306.54
Intel Core i5 12600KF
225.04

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 283.2 PPW 103.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 647.2 PPW 222.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 22 PPW 7.5 PPW
Blender / W 4.72 PPW 1.8 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 i7-14700F i5-12600KF
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 2.1 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores124
Threads124
Frequency1.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count2010
Threads count2816
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core9728 KB/core
L3 Cache33 MB total20 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 219 W 150 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 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 14700F the clear winner in this comparison.

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