Intel Core i5 12600 vs Intel Core i7 9700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i5-12600
i7-9700K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
95 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
36x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1200 MHz
Shader Units
256
192
Texture Units
16
24
Raster Operation Units
8
3
Execution Units
32
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
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4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,853
1,279
Cinebench R23
13,367
9,416
Geekbench 6
2,536
1,575
Geekbench 5
1,793
1,284
Geekbench 6
10,456
6,702
Geekbench 5
8,457
7,419
Blender
180
141
Passmark CPU
3,814
2,878
Passmark CPU
21,246
14,441
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.