Intel Core i5 12600K vs Intel Core i9 10900F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 10900F with 10 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i9 10900F 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+42%
1908
Intel Core i9 10900F
1341
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+65%
17648
Intel Core i9 10900F
10677
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+43%
2548
Intel Core i9 10900F
1774
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+27%
12188
Intel Core i9 10900F
9566
Blender
Intel Core i5 12600K
+25%
278
Intel Core i9 10900F
221
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+44%
1910
Intel Core i9 10900F
1322
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+13%
11565
Intel Core i9 10900F
10172
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+29%
3956
Intel Core i9 10900F
3055
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+35%
27733
Intel Core i9 10900F
20453
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i5-12600K
Processor Number
i9-10900F
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-1200
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
10
12
Performance Core Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
28x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
