Intel Core i5 14600K vs i5 12500
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14600K with 14-cores against the 3 GHz i5 12500 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 power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600K
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 1 year and 9 months 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
- 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2804 vs 2469 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 628 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4994 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#100th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1500 MB/sec | 795 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 140.5 Klines/sec | 71.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 429.5 pages/sec | 237.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 507.8 Mpixels/sec | 263.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 288.4 pages/sec | 242.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 74 images/sec | 52.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 154.2 images/sec | 91.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 31.5 Mpixels/sec | 16.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 125.6 GOps/sec | 61.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 92.7 GOps/sec | 48 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 157M Primes/sec | 72M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 52.1M Strings/sec | 23.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 27.5 GBytes/sec | 12 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 480.7 MBytes/sec | 237.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2371 Frames/sec | 1197 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.4B Matrices/sec | 16B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.2 PPW | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 127.6 PPW | 156.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 307.3 PPW | 303.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.44 PPW | 2.66 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 14600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-25 (zgabbySims) | Cinebench 2026 | 628 / 4994 |
| 📘 2025-11-14 (Batela) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 1386 |
| 📘 2025-10-01 (Tom) | Cinebench 2024 | 119 / 1278 |
| 📘 2025-10-01 (Tom B) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 882 |
| 📘 2025-07-11 (GAMERZ) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1273 |
Intel Core i5 12500
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14600K and i5 12500General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-14600K | i5-12500 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | - Intel Core i5 14500 |
Intel CPU rating (51st and 134th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 181 W | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (52nd and 97th 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
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 14600K official page | Intel Core i5 12500 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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