i5-12600K vs i3-8020

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.20
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)27 October 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

Core i3-8020 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 4.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8020 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
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8020 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 Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel 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 Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8020 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 Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8020 and Core i5-12600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.09 6.15
Recency 1 September 2018 27 October 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 125 Watt

i3-8020 has 145.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12600K, on the other hand, has 99% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

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