Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core i5 10600KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
May 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Comet Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
i5-10600KF
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1200
Power Consumption
150 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
41x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Performance Core Threads
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12
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
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
—
Shader Units
256
—
Texture Units
16
—
Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
32
—
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
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Cinebench R23
27,796
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Geekbench 6
2,559
1,601
Geekbench 6
15,546
5,706
Passmark CPU
4,357
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Passmark CPU
44,470
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.