Core i5-12500 vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-12500
Core i5-12600K $265
6 Cores
12 Threads
3GHz Clock
10 Cores
16 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
GB6S 2,330
62%
GB6S 2,475
66%
GB6M 8,935
37%
GB6M 11,865
49%
CB23S 1,805
77%
CB23S 1,915
82%
CB23M 12,970
31%
CB23M 17,680
43%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
-
Alder Lake-6P
-
Golden Cove
-
-
-
-
Codename
Alder Lake-S
-
Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
-
-
E-Core
Gracemont
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
11/4/2021
Foundry
Intel
-
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
-
-
Node
Intel 7
-
-
-
Node
Intel 7
-
-
-
Die Size
158 mm²
-
-
-
Die Size
202 mm²
-
-
-
Transistor Count
11.4 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
-
3GHz
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
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
-
-
-
-
Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
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
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
-
18MB Shared
-
12-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
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
-
-
117W Peak
TDP
125W
-
-
150W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
-
Temp
100°C Max
-
Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
GNA 3.0
GNA 3.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
No Cellular
No Cellular
Change Results