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Intel Core i5 14600 vs i5 12600

65 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14600
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12600
Intel Core i5 14600
Intel Core i5 12600

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 14600 with 14-cores against the 3.3 GHz i5 12600 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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 power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
74.1
(Good)
Value Index
43.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12600 and 14600
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14600
vs
Core i5 12600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#107th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14600 +29%
13584
Core i5 12600
10503
File compression 1012.1 MB/sec 876.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.8 Klines/sec 73.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 281.6 pages/sec 243.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 371.7 Mpixels/sec 285.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 267.2 pages/sec 251.7 pages/sec
Background blur 63.8 images/sec 54.5 images/sec
Photo processing 90.6 images/sec 86.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 28.4 Mpixels/sec 17.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 76 & 435 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14600 +68%
35830
Core i5 12600
21295
Integer math 117.1 GOps/sec 66.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 85.8 GOps/sec 51 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 155M Primes/sec 80M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 48M Strings/sec 25.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.1 GBytes/sec 13 GBytes/sec
Data compression 434.3 MBytes/sec 251.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2325 Frames/sec 1332 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 25.7B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 492 & 661 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14600 +56%
279.8
Core i5 12600
179

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.7 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209 PPW 161.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 551.2 PPW 327.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.3 PPW 2.75 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14600 and i5 12600

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number i5-14600 i5-12600
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Successor - - Intel Core i5 14600
Intel CPU rating (64th and 124th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 27x 33x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W 117 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (65th and 92nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 14600 +14%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 12600
0.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14600 official page Intel Core i5 12600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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