Intel Core i9 12900KF vs i5 12600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16-cores against the 3.7 GHz i5 12600K with 10-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
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 i9 12900KF
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Has 10 MB larger L3 cache size
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
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)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-12900KF | i5-12600K |
| Integrated GPU | No | UHD Graphics 770 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 14MB (shared) | 9728K (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| TDP | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | 241 W | 150 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 256 |
| TMUs | - | 16 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 32 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900KF official page | Intel Core i5 12600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Total votes: 4