i5-12600K vs Atom Z530P

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.01
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.20
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K 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 cores1 (Single-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeFSBDMI 4.0
Bus rate533.33 MT/s8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier1237
L1 cache56 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size26 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors47 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.8V-1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA437FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)2.2 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 March 2009 4 November 2021
Physical cores 1 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 125 Watt

Atom Z530P has 6150% lower power consumption.

i5-12600K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 900% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z530P and Core i5-12600K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z530P is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600K is a desktop one.


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