Intel Core i5 12490F vs Intel Core i7 11700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+8%
1729
Intel Core i7 11700KF
1595
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+30%
15011
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+5%
2466
Intel Core i7 11700KF
2334
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+4%
10758
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Mar 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
i5-12490F
Processor Number
i7-11700KF
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
LGA-1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
163 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
36x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
