Intel Core i5 12600H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600H with 12 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 255U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600H Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 5200)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600H
1761
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
+2%
1803
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600H
+14%
13634
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
11888
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600H
2280
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
+13%
2582
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600H
9908
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
+10%
10941
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-H
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-12600H
Processor Number
255U
BGA-1744
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
35-45 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27x
Multiplier
20
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
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2100 MHz
640
Shader Units
-
40
Texture Units
-
20
Raster Operation Units
-
80
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
1.41 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
