Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285T
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 285T with 24 cores 1.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 1.4GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285T Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
2548
Intel Core Ultra 9 285T
+25%
3187
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
12188
Intel Core Ultra 9 285T
+52%
18565
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
i5-12600K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
-
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)
Package
-
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
35 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1200 MHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
10
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
14.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
600 MHz
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
256
Shader Units
512
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
4
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.79 TFLOPS
