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Intel logo Core i5-12600
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Intel logo Core i9-7900X

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General information Core i5-12600 Core i9-7900X
Launched Q1 2022 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 6.3 %
Cores 6 40 % 10 0 %
Threads 12 40 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 53.6 % 140 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 13.75 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12600 Core i9-7900X
Overall Score 61050 0 % 60975 0.1 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 59 % 31.4 %
Benchmark Score 13891 0 % 13823 0.5 %
Single Thread Score 3854.4 0 % 2557.7 33.6 %
Encrypting Data 12771.6 MB/s 0 % 7610.4 MB/s 40.4 %
Compressing Data 246.3 MB/s 21.6 % 314.2 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 24767.1 thousand/s 39.6 % 41012.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 84 millions/s 0 % 75.6 millions/s 10 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 65390.1 millions/s 9.1 % 71962.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 51065.8 millions/s 0 % 45138.1 millions/s 11.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600, Core i9-7900X.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600 Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 135.3 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 216.4 FPS
Medium settings 271.0 FPS 270.5 FPS
Low settings 338.7 FPS 338.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12600 Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.9 FPS 157.7 FPS
High settings 252.6 FPS 252.4 FPS
Medium settings 315.8 FPS 315.5 FPS
Low settings 394.7 FPS 394.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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