Intel Core i5 12500 vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-12500
i9-12900K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
256
256
Texture Units
16
16
Raster Operation Units
8
8
Execution Units
32
32
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,805
2,028
Cinebench R23
12,471
27,422
Geekbench 6
2,032
2,631
Geekbench 5
1,737
-
Geekbench 6
6,066
17,004
Geekbench 5
8,674
-
Blender
136
422
Passmark CPU
3,680
-
Passmark CPU
19,747
-