CPU Comparison

Intel Core i5 12600K

10C / 16T

3.7 - 4.9 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

16C / 24T

3.4 - 5.5 GHz

TDP: 150W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K1,918

Intel Core i9 12900KS2,082

Difference: 8.6% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K17,660

Intel Core i9 12900KS38,165

Difference: 116.1% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K741

Intel Core i9 12900KS795

Difference: 7.3% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K6,702

Intel Core i9 12900KS10,511

Difference: 56.8% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K2,668

Intel Core i9 12900KS2,559

Difference: 4.3% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K13,633

Intel Core i9 12900KS15,546

Difference: 14.0% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K1,910

Intel Core i9 12900KS2,041

Difference: 6.9% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K11,565

Intel Core i9 12900KS17,685

Difference: 52.9% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K3,968

Intel Core i9 12900KS4,357

Difference: 9.8% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5 12600K27,542

Intel Core i9 12900KS44,470

Difference: 61.5% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.7 GHz

Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.9 GHz

Boost Frequency

5.5 GHz

125 W

TDP

150 W

LGA-1700

Socket

LGA-1700

Alder Lake-S

Architecture

Alder Lake-S

10nm

Manufacturing

10nm

2021

Release Year

2022

20MB shared

L3 Cache

30MB shared

DDR5-4800

Memory Support

DDR5-4800

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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