i5-12600KF vs Atom E3826

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Aggregate performance score

Atom E3826
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.19
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.57
+9147%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Atom E3826 by a whopping 9147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3233352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.66
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAtomIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.5713.30
Architecture codenameBay Trail-I (2013)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)27 October 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

Atom E3826 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.47 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)9.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom E3826 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Atom E3826 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 Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphicsno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 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.

Atom E3826 0.19
i5-12600KF 17.57
+9147%

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.

Atom E3826 304
i5-12600KF 27911
+9081%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 17.57
Recency 8 October 2013 27 October 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 125 Watt

Atom E3826 has 1685.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 9147.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom E3826 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom E3826 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom E3826 and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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