Intel Core i5 12600 vs Intel Xeon 6970E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Clearwater Forest
Processor Number
i5-12600
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
65 W
400 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
102°C
Foundry
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Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
6
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
6
192
Total Thread Count
12
192
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
23.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
480 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
96
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,853
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Cinebench R23
13,367
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Geekbench 6
2,536
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Geekbench 5
1,793
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Geekbench 6
10,456
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Geekbench 5
8,457
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Blender
180
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Passmark CPU
3,814
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Passmark CPU
21,246
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.