i5-12600KF vs Pentium Silver N5000
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a whopping 1041% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2132 | 357 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.76 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Silver | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 24.16 | 13.23 |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont Plus (2017) | Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021) |
| Release date | 11 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 November 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $264 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver N5000 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 4.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 × 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 11 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 9.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | 215.25 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver N5000 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1090 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 76.805 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 20 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.54 | 17.57 |
| Recency | 11 December 2017 | 4 November 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium Silver N5000 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.
i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 1040.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Silver N5000 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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