i5-12600KF vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X6 1100T BE
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
3.62
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56
+385%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Phenom II X6 1100T BE by a whopping 385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1506358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.7413.29
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date7 December 2010 (14 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)9.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size346 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors904 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE 3.62
i5-12600KF 17.56
+385%

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.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE 5745
i5-12600KF 27899
+386%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.62 17.56
Recency 7 December 2010 4 November 2021
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 6 16

i5-12600KF has a 385.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 66.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X6 1100T BE in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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