i5-12600KF vs A10-8700P

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Aggregate performance score

A10-8700P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.41
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56
+1145%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms A10-8700P by a whopping 1145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2213358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.8113.29
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads416
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB9.5 MB
L3 cacheno data20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-8700P 1.41
i5-12600KF 17.56
+1145%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-8700P 2245
i5-12600KF 27899
+1143%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-8700P 507
i5-12600KF 2519
+397%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-8700P 1126
i5-12600KF 12309
+993%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 17.56
Recency 3 June 2015 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 125 Watt

A10-8700P has 941.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 1145.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.

Be aware that A10-8700P is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-8700P and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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