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Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Intel Core i5-12600K

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The Intel Core i5-12600K is a mid-range CPU for desktops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was first announced in November 2021 and offers 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 16 Threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 4.9 GHz, the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.6 GHz. All cores can use 20 MB Smart Cache. The integrated memory controller supports up to 128 GB DDR5 with 4800 MT/s (dual channel).

Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficiency cores for the best performance.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and called Intel UHD Graphics 770. It clocks between 300 and 1.45 GHz.

For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost. Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode in hardware.

Performance

The average 12600K in our database is way ahead of the Ryzen 9 3900 and the Core i9-10900K, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very fast CPU that should have no trouble running triple-A games for at least a couple of years.

Power consumption

This Core i5 series chip has a Base power consumption of 125 W, with its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sitting at 150 W.

The i5-12600K is built with Intel's fourth generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for lower-than-average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

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The Intel Core i7-4900MQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops which has been launched in Q2/2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.8 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.7 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.8 GHz (for 1 active core).

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the overall performance has been improved slightly compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the 4900MQ is about 10 % faster than the former i7-3840QM.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1300 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4900MQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.  Therefore, the CPU is only suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-4900MQ
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Core i7
CodenameAlder LakeHaswell
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K « 2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX compare3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX compare3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ compare2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ « 2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ compare2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ compare2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ compare2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ compare2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ compare2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M compare3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M compare2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U compare3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U compare2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U compare1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U compare1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U compare1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y compare1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2800 - 4900 MHz2800 - 3800 MHz
L2 Cache9.5 MB1 MB
L3 Cache20 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads10 / 164 / 8
TDP125 Watt47 Watt
Technology10 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1700rPGA
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enterp., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHAHD Graphics 4600 (400- 1300 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1450 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$289 U.S.$568 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache256 KB
Transistors1400 Million
Die Size177 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-12600K
44.9 pt (62%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
17491 Points (16%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1907 Points (81%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
734 Points (82%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6692 Points (16%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2555 Points (16%)
641 Points (4%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
275 Points (83%)
145 Points (44%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
30 Points (39%)
min: 6.96     avg: 7.2     median: 7.1 (9%)     max: 7.45 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (82%)
min: 1.66     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (42%)     max: 1.7 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9381 Points (57%)
min: 5337     avg: 5478     median: 5470 (33%)     max: 5609 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
55462 Points (40%)
min: 18993     avg: 20036     median: 20313 (15%)     max: 20617 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
89478 Points (62%)
min: 24686     avg: 25926     median: 25752 (18%)     max: 27537 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15180 Points (18%)
min: 7112     avg: 7270     median: 7310 (9%)     max: 7395 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
202.7 s (2%)
min: 228     avg: 242.6     median: 240 (3%)     max: 262.4 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.7 s (1%)
min: 7     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 8.034 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6239 Points (10%)
min: 4912     avg: 5048     median: 5047.5 (8%)     max: 5183 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
64260 MIPS (37%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5944 MIPS (71%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
148 fps (52%)
min: 38.4     avg: 39.8     median: 38.7 (13%)     max: 42.33 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
333.5 fps (77%)
min: 138.5     avg: 152.7     median: 157 (36%)     max: 162.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
30.1 fps (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.3 GB/s (0%)
min: 0.335     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.382 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.2 GB/s (38%)
min: 0.607     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (11%)     max: 0.672 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
12.8 GB/s (33%)
min: 3.8     avg: 4     median: 4 (10%)     max: 4.2 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
189.5 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
15722 Points (33%)
min: 6950     avg: 7196     median: 7184.5 (15%)     max: 7376 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
min: 9.578     avg: 9.9     median: 9.8 (2%)     max: 10.8 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.4 s (1%)
min: 21.45     avg: 22.4     median: 22 (1%)     max: 24.2 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
363.2 s (2%)
min: 511     avg: 541     median: 535 (2%)     max: 579 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 108410     avg: 122473     median: 114285 (54%)     max: 152910 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 84000     avg: 86805     median: 86110 (66%)     max: 91000 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4900MQ +
7.7 Points (99%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
85458 Points (75%)
min: 24227     avg: 24814     median: 24877 (22%)     max: 25454 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
25017 Points (68%)
min: 6643     avg: 8382     median: 8490 (23%)     max: 9521 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
78037 Points (63%)
min: 43074     avg: 46858     median: 46272 (38%)     max: 50108 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
79174 Points (64%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
77742 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
20161 Points (51%)
min: 6255     avg: 6852     median: 6751.5 (17%)     max: 7467 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
29671 Points (53%)
min: 8836     avg: 9536     median: 9567 (17%)     max: 10157 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
13869 Points (58%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1904 Points (80%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
12797 Points (23%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1821 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12746 Points (40%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8223 Points (82%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
46557 Points (51%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 8144     avg: 8310     median: 8309.5 (67%)     max: 8475 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 7236     avg: 7520     median: 7519.5 (68%)     max: 7803 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 12985     avg: 13573     median: 13573 (27%)     max: 14161 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 11736     avg: 12223     median: 12222.5 (25%)     max: 12709 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4900MQ +
min: 10913     avg: 11363     median: 11362.5 (30%)     max: 11812 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
511 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4900MQ +
258.2 ms (3%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
293 Points (61%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1637 Points (63%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
256.5 Watt (44%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
205.9 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12.4 Points per Watt (9%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-12600K → 100% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4900MQ → 52% n=25

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