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Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-L16G7. Specifications

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Q4/2021
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Intel Core i5-L16G7
Intel Core i5-L16G7

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12600KF or Intel Core i5-L16G7? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-12600KF has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 has a base frequency of 1.40 GHz. 5 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 7 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 164% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    5 more cores

    10 left arrow 5
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 63% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.90 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    7 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-L16G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    447 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    440 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    749 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    795 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    801 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    569 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i L
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11600KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

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 left arrow 1x Sunny-Cove
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow 4x Tremont
  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 1.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 5
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 5
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.9 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (5 Cores)
    - left arrow 1.8 GHz
IGPU

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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (64 EU)
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 48
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 200 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 512
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-L16G7 and Intel Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow LPDDR4-4266
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    5.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Core i5-L16G7 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 left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 7 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    228 W / 56 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Core i5-L16G7, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Lakefield
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Part Number
    BX8071512600KF left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FC-CSP1016
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15

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