Intel Core i5-11600K vs Intel Core i9-12900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  11 12
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 11000 Intel Core i 12000
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i9-11900KF
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-12600K --

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.90 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 16
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.90 GHz 5.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 24
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 8x Golden Cove
• B core
  -- 8x Gracemont

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 750 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.30 GHz 1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  32 32
• Shader
  256 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 16 GB
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Generation
  12 12
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2021

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900KF and Intel Core i5-11600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 256 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 5.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11600K and Intel Core i9-12900KF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  251 W / 56 s 228 W / 56 s
• TDP down
  95 W --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-11600K and Intel Core i5-11600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 3.75 MB
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 30.00 MB
• Architecture
  Rocket Lake S Alder Lake S
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1200 LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2021
• Part Number
  -- BX8071512900KF