Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-8279U
i7-12700K
Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
28 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1500 MHz
Shader Units
384
256
Texture Units
48
16
Raster Operation Units
6
8
Execution Units
48
32
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
1,944
Cinebench R23
4,440
22,801
Geekbench 6
1,313
2,625
Geekbench 5
951
2,084
Geekbench 6
4,465
14,728
Geekbench 5
3,929
15,499
Blender
59
364
Passmark CPU
2,365
4,040
Passmark CPU
7,732
34,674
Cinebench 2024
-
114
Cinebench 2024
-
1,172