Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K Advantages
Released 7 years and 2 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (125W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+80%
1908
Intel Core i7 5960X
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+79%
17648
Intel Core i7 5960X
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+104%
2548
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+82%
12188
Intel Core i7 5960X
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+114%
1910
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+64%
11565
Intel Core i7 5960X
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+101%
3956
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+119%
27733
Intel Core i7 5960X
12655
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
i5-12600K
Processor Number
i7-5960X
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-2011-3
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
140 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 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
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
30x
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
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 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
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
