Intel Core i7 7800X vs Intel Core i5 12600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K 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 i7 7800X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (125W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
963
Intel Core i5 12600K
+98%
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
7269
Intel Core i5 12600K
+142%
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
1362
Intel Core i5 12600K
+87%
2548
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
6082
Intel Core i5 12600K
+100%
12188
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
1069
Intel Core i5 12600K
+78%
1910
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
6578
Intel Core i5 12600K
+75%
11565
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
2409
Intel Core i5 12600K
+64%
3956
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
12894
Intel Core i5 12600K
+115%
27733
General Parameters
May 2017
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i7-7800X
Processor Number
i5-12600K
LGA-2066
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
37x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
79.47 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
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
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
28
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
