Core i5-12500 vs Core i5-11600K

Core i5-12500
Core i5-11600K
6 Cores
12 Threads
3GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.9GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 1200
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
iGPU
UHD 750 1300MHz
GB6S 2,330
62%
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 8,935
37%
GB6M 8,600
36%
CB23S 1,805
77%
CB23S 1,510
65%
CB23M 12,970
31%
CB23M 11,830
29%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Core 11th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-6P
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Golden Cove
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Codename
Rocket Lake-S
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Cypress Cove
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
3/16/2021
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
14nm++++
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
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6 Cores
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6 Cores
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12 Threads
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12 Threads
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3GHz
4.6GHz Boost
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3.9GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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12MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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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
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
65W
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117W Peak
TDP
125W
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210W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
UHD 750 1300MHz
256 Shaders
1300MHz
GNA 3.0
GNA 2.0
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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