Intel Core i5-11500 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF

Intel Core i5-11500 $192
Intel Core i5-12600KF $260
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
10 Cores
16 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1200
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
UHD 750 1300MHz
670 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
- -

GB6 Single-Core

  • 17% slower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 20% faster vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - GB6S 2,100
x1
Core i5-12600KF - GB6S 2,515
x1.2

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 39% slower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 64% faster vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - GB6M 7,500
x1
Core i5-12600KF - GB6M 12,285
x1.64

CB23 Single-Core

  • 26% slower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 35% faster vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - CB23S 1,415
x1
Core i5-12600KF - CB23S 1,915
x1.35

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 39% slower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 65% faster vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - CB23M 10,725
x1
Core i5-12600KF - CB23M 17,680
x1.65
  • 33% slower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 50% faster vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - 51.2GB/s
x1
Core i5-12600KF - 76.8GB/s
x1.5
  • 48% lower vs Core i5-12600KF
  • 92% higher vs Core i5-11500
Core i5-11500 - 65W
x1
Core i5-12600KF - 125W
x1.92
CB23S 1,415
54%
CB23S 1,915
74%
CB23M 10,725
25%
CB23M 17,680
41%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Core 11th Gen
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Rocket Lake-S
-
-
Cypress Cove
-
-
Codename
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
E-Core
Gracemont
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/16/2021
Release Date
11/4/2021
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm++++
Node
Intel 7
Die Size
276 mm²
Die Size
202 mm²
Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
6 Cores
-
-
10 Cores
6 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
12 Threads
-
-
16 Threads
12 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
-
2.7GHz
4.6GHz Boost
P-Core
3.7GHz
4.9GHz Boost
-
-
-
E-Core
2.8GHz
3.6GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
-
-
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
-
-
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
-
-
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
12MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
20MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
-
TDP
125W
150W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 1200
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
UHD 750 1300MHz
256 Shaders
1300MHz
670 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
-
-
- -
GNA 2.0
GNA 3.0
No Cellular
No Cellular
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