Intel Core i5 8600K vs Intel Core i9 12900T
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i5-8600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
95 W
35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
1.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
6
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
14.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1000 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.6 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
32
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,201
1,865
Cinebench R23
6,612
22,804
Geekbench 6
1,649
2,362
Geekbench 5
1,163
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Geekbench 6
6,050
12,384
Geekbench 5
5,367
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Passmark CPU
2,603
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Passmark CPU
10,201
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Blender
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153
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.