Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Core i5-12600KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000M Intel Core i 12000
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  2 12
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i5-11600KF
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 6x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  - 4x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  2 10
• CPU Threads
  4 16
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.2 GHz 4.9 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  3.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  - 4.5 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  10.1 -
• Execution units
  12 -
• Generation
  6 -
• GPU Frequency
  650 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 None
• GPU Turbo
  1300 MHz -
• Max. displays
  2 -
• Release date
  Q1/2011 -
• Shader
  96 -
• Technology
  32 nm -

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

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Core i5-2520M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 256 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• PCIe lanes
  16 20
• PCIe version
  2.0 5.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Core i5-12600KF Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  35 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 228 W / 56 s

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Core i5-12600KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge H Alder Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 20 MB
• Part Number
  - BX8071512600KF
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q4/2021
• Socket
  PPGA 988 LGA 1700
• Technology
  32 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d