Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 12500T

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Intel Core i9 7900X

Intel Core i5 12500T

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i5 12500T with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2GHz)

Intel Core i5 12500T 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 14MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1323

Intel Core i5 12500T +76%

2341

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

8536

Intel Core i5 12500T +2%

8784

Intel Core i9 7900X

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Intel Core i5 12500T

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Jan 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

i9-7900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

35 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

-

20

Performance Core Threads

-

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

14 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Execution Units

32

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12500T

3.0

PCIe Version

5

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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