Intel Core i5-11500 vs Intel Core i5-12600K Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores 12 Threads 2.7GHz	10 Cores(6P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 3.7GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 125W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s DDR4	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU UHD 750 1300MHz	iGPU UHD 770 1450MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.33 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.49 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 1200	Socket LGA 1700

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

Core i5-115002,004

x1

Core i5-12600K2,476

x1.24

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Core Config

6 Cores 6P -	10 Cores 6P 4E
12 Threads 12P -	16 Threads 12P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.7GHz	Base Clock 3.7GHz
Boost Clock 4.6GHz	Boost Clock 4.9GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Unlocked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 48KB P -	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 512KB P -	L2 1.25MB P 2MB E shared
L3 12MB	L3 20MB

Memory

Type DDR4	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 4800MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 76.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 125W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 150W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 1	Included Cooler 0

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config 8 lanes	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed 8GT/s	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 8GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x20 39.4GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU UHD 750 1300MHz	iGPU UHD 770 1450MHz
Shaders 256	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.3GHz	Boost Clock 1.45GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.33 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.49 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 2.0

NPU Model GNA 3.0

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Rocket Lake	Architecture Alder Lake
Family Core 11th Gen	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Rocket Lake-S - Cypress CoveP-Core -	Codename Alder Lake-HX Alder Lake-8P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 16, 2021	Release Date Nov 4, 2021

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node 14nm++++	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 276mm²	Die Size 202mm²
Transistor Count 6.9 Billion	Transistor Count 14.6 Billion
Transistor Density 25 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Desktops -

Desktops XPS(XD8950, Late 2021)

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