Intel Core i9 12900T vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-6500
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
35 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
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Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1000 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
24
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
14.0
32x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1050 MHz
Execution Units
32
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,865
966
Cinebench R23
22,804
3,420
Geekbench 6
2,362
1,197
Geekbench 6
12,384
3,264
Blender
153
53
Geekbench 5
-
900
Geekbench 5
-
3,118
Passmark CPU
-
2,116
Passmark CPU
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5,591