Intel Core i9 7960X vs Intel Core i5 12500E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 18MB)
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 7960X
1313
Intel Core i5 12500E
+23%
1625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 7960X
+13%
9066
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
General Parameters
Sep 2017
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i9-7960X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2066
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
65 W
98 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
-
32
Performance Core Threads
-
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
16
Total Core Count
6
32
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28x
Multiplier
29
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
7.5 MB
22 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
-
Execution Units
32
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
44
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
