Intel Core i5 12600K vs i5 10600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 12600K with 10-cores against the 4.1 GHz i5 10600K with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
- Newer - released 1-year and 6-months later
- Around 35.2 GB/s (85%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Has 8192 KB larger L3 cache size
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 48% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1915 vs 1294 points
- More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i5-12600K | i5-10600K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 630 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 41x |
| Bus Bandwidth | - | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 9728K (shared) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1200 |
| TDP | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | 150 W | - |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | - | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 12600K official page | Intel Core i5 10600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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Total votes: 41