Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i5 12600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i5-12600K
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
125 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
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
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1450 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,908
Cinebench R23
27,422
17,648
Geekbench 6
2,686
2,548
Geekbench 5
1,970
-
Geekbench 6
16,130
12,188
Geekbench 5
17,469
-
Blender
425
278
Passmark CPU
4,167
3,956
Passmark CPU
41,190
27,733