Intel Core i5 12600HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX with 20 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
2346
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
+33%
3126
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
10523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
+62%
17063
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-HX
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-12600HX
Processor Number
265HX
BGA-1744
Socket
FCBGA-2114
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
8
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
12
Total Core Count
20
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
26
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
256
Shader Units
512
16
Texture Units
32
8
Raster Operation Units
16
32
Execution Units
64
45 W
Power Consumption
14
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.9 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
24
