Performance per price, higher is better.
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Core i9-7900X
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General info
Comparing Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 365 | 360 |
Value for money | 8.73 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | Core i9 (Desktop) | no data |
Architecture codename | Skylake-X (2018) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
Release date | 30 May 2017 (6 years old) | January 2022 (1 year old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Current price | $683 (0.7x MSRP) | $301 |
Technical specs
Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
Threads | 20 | 12 |
Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 14 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | Socket R4 | FCLGA1700 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | + | + |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
SIPP | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 44 | 20 |
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.
Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i9-7900X by 1% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i9-7900X by 1% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i9-7900X by 68% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i9-7900X by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 16.84 | 17.04 |
Boost clock speed | 4300 | 4800 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core i9-7900X and Core i5-12600. The differences in performance seem too small.
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