Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
150 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
24
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
34x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Performance Core Threads
-
4
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
966
Cinebench R23
27,796
3,420
Geekbench 6
2,559
1,197
Geekbench 6
15,546
3,264
Passmark CPU
4,357
2,116
Passmark CPU
44,470
5,591
Geekbench 5
-
900
Geekbench 5
-
3,118
Blender
-
53