EPYC 9175F vs i5-12600KF

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking358not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency13.29no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)Turin (2024)
Release date4 November 2021 (3 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$264$4,256

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-cores6no data
Efficient-cores4no data
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 4.0no data
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache9.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)512 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size215.25 mm216x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data133,040 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1700SP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 November 2021 10 October 2024
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 320 Watt

i5-12600KF has 156% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9175F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 60% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-12600KF and EPYC 9175F. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-12600KF is a desktop processor while EPYC 9175F is a server/workstation one.


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