Intel Core i9 12900K vs Intel Core i5 12600H
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-H
Processor Number
i9-12900K
i5-12600H
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
125 W
35-45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
27x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
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
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1400 MHz
Shader Units
256
640
Texture Units
16
40
Raster Operation Units
8
20
Execution Units
32
80
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,761
Cinebench R23
27,422
13,634
Geekbench 6
2,631
2,280
Geekbench 6
17,004
9,908
Blender
422
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Passmark CPU
—
3,573
Passmark CPU
—
22,872
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.