Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Intel Core i5 8500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
i5-8500
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
16
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
30x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
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
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1100 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
1,051
Cinebench R23
17,648
5,502
Geekbench 6
2,597
1,372
Geekbench 5
1,839
1,022
Geekbench 6
12,937
5,468
Geekbench 5
11,626
4,846
Cinebench 2024
105
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Cinebench 2024
909
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Blender
273
98
Passmark CPU
3,934
2,460
Passmark CPU
27,408
9,561
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.