Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Intel Core 7 253PQE

CPU Specs Compare

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

Intel 2021-10
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Intel Core 7 253PQE

Intel 2026-03

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Bartlett Lake
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
-
Core 7 (Bartlett Lake)

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
125 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
-
FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
16
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
35.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
33 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
5.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
20

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1650 MHz
Execution Units
-
32

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,908
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Cinebench R23
17,648
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Geekbench 6
2,597
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Geekbench 5
1,839
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Geekbench 6
12,937
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Geekbench 5
11,626
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Cinebench 2024
105
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Cinebench 2024
909
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Blender
273
-
Passmark CPU
3,934
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Passmark CPU
27,408
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