Intel Core i5 12600 vs Intel Core i9 12900HK
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-12600
i9-12900HK
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
65 W
35-45 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
115 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
14
Total Thread Count
12
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
25x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
256
768
Texture Units
16
48
Raster Operation Units
8
24
Execution Units
32
96
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,853
1,934
Cinebench R23
13,367
18,257
Geekbench 6
2,536
2,361
Geekbench 5
1,793
1,793
Geekbench 6
10,456
12,172
Geekbench 5
8,457
13,317
Blender
180
253
Passmark CPU
3,814
3,676
Passmark CPU
21,246
27,949
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.