Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core i9 10900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 10900KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+38%
1908
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1375
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+28%
17648
Intel Core i9 10900KF
13761
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+46%
2548
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1741
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+64%
12188
Intel Core i9 10900KF
7414
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
865
Intel Core i9 10900KF
+8%
936
Blender
Intel Core i5 12600K
+2%
278
Intel Core i9 10900KF
271
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+46%
1910
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1301
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+4%
11565
Intel Core i9 10900KF
11050
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+26%
3956
Intel Core i9 10900KF
3118
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+21%
27733
Intel Core i9 10900KF
22915
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i5-12600K
Processor Number
i9-10900KF
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-1200
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
125 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
10
12
Performance Core Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
37x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
