Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 16 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    106%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    106%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-12900K

6% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 6% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10600K

None

Intel Core i9-12900K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-12900K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-12900K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-12900K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsComet Lake
Release DateNov 2021vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
Cores16vs6
Threads24vs12
E-Cores8vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770vsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache14MB (shared)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache30MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1700vsFC-LGA1200
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i5-10600K
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs4100 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2400 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    6240 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    67584 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    35424 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    284
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    267

points - higher is better