Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL with 12 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 125W)
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General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Apr 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake-PS
i5-12600K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake-PS)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
15 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
2
12
Performance Core Threads
4
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1200 MHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
17.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5
Depends on motherboard-5600
Depends on motherboard-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 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
-
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
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