Intel Core i5 12500 vs Intel Core i5 8600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i5-12500
i5-8600K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
256
192
Texture Units
16
24
Raster Operation Units
8
3
Execution Units
32
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,805
1,201
Cinebench R23
12,471
6,612
Geekbench 6
2,032
1,649
Geekbench 5
1,737
1,163
Geekbench 6
6,066
6,050
Geekbench 5
8,674
5,367
Blender
136
-
Passmark CPU
3,680
2,603
Passmark CPU
19,747
10,201