CPU Comparison

Intel Core i5 12600K

10C / 16T

3.7 - 4.9 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Intel Core i7 12700K

12C / 20T

3.6 - 5 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Benchmark Scores

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K909

Intel Core i7 12700K1,175

Difference: 29.3% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K1,918

Intel Core i7 12700K1,939

Difference: 1.1% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K17,660

Intel Core i7 12700K23,488

Difference: 33.0% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K741

Intel Core i7 12700K757

Difference: 2.2% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K6,702

Intel Core i7 12700K8,750

Difference: 30.6% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K2,668

Intel Core i7 12700K2,546

Difference: 4.8% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K13,633

Intel Core i7 12700K13,295

Difference: 2.5% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K1,910

Intel Core i7 12700K2,084

Difference: 9.1% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K11,565

Intel Core i7 12700K15,499

Difference: 34.0% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K3,968

Intel Core i7 12700K4,054

Difference: 2.2% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K27,542

Intel Core i7 12700K34,598

Difference: 25.6% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.7 GHz

Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.9 GHz

Boost Frequency

5 GHz

125 W

TDP

125 W

LGA-1700

Socket

LGA-1700

Alder Lake-S

Architecture

Alder Lake-S

10nm

Manufacturing

10nm

2021

Release Year

2021

20MB shared

L3 Cache

25MB shared

DDR5-4800

Memory Support

DDR5-4800

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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