Intel Core i5 12600 vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-12600
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
85 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
6
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
33x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,853
1,075
Cinebench R23
13,367
17,953
Geekbench 6
2,536
1,432
Geekbench 5
1,793
-
Geekbench 6
10,456
10,707
Geekbench 5
8,457
-
Blender
180
-
Passmark CPU
3,814
2,608
Passmark CPU
21,246
30,525