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Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core i5-12600KF

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Intel Core i5-8250U

The Intel Core i5-8250U operates with 4 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 3.40 GHz base 2.30 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 15 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1356 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q3/2017

Intel Core i5-12600KF

The Intel Core i5-12600KF operates with 10 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) base 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) all cores while the TDP is set at 125 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1700 CPU socket. This version includes 20.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 RAM and features 5.0 PCIe Gen 20 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Alder Lake S Architecture is enhanced with 10 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q4/2021

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1.60 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
4	Cores	10
3.40 GHz	Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2.30 GHz	Turbo (All Cores)	2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	Yes
normal	Core Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Intel UHD Graphics 620	GPU	no iGPU
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	No turbo
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	No turbo
12	DirectX Version
3	Max. displays
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM	Memory	DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	9.50 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
BGA 1356	Socket	LGA 1700
15 W	TDP	125 W
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Q3/2017	Release date	Q4/2021
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 903 (42%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 1,928 (87%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 3,119 (4%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 17,664 (27%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 354 (42%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 751 (84%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 1,510 (6%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 6,706 (26%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 164 (53%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 284 (83%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 550 (5%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 2,600 (25%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 758 (36%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 1,864 (83%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 2,957 (8%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 11,916 (24%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i5-8250U 423 (4%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

Intel Core i5-8250U 705.35 (35%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 3,934 (57%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 11,790 (12%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8250U 1.86 (68%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8250U 6.04 (11%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i5-8250U 41.58 (67%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i5-8250U 7,493 (8%)

Intel Core i5-12600KF 27,093 (25%)

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Intel Core i5-8250U		Intel Core i5-12600KF
15 W	Max TDP	125 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA