Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
i5-12600K
270K+
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
125 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
105 °C
Transistor Count
-
17.8 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
16
Efficiency Core Threads
4
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
10
24
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
37
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-7200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
115.2 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
2000 MHz
Shader Units
256
512
Texture Units
16
32
Raster Operation Units
8
16
Execution Units
32
64
Power Consumption
15 W
14

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
24

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,908
2,450
Cinebench R23
17,648
43,070
Geekbench 6
2,548
3,749
Geekbench 6
12,188
27,432
Blender
278
-
Passmark CPU
3,956
5,081
Passmark CPU
27,733
68,825
Cinebench 2024
-
145
Cinebench 2024
-
2,480
Cinebench 2026
-
10,063