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Intel Core i5-11600 vs Intel Core i5-12490F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 88 %
Intel Core i5-11600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-12490F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 88 %
Intel Core i5-11600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-12490F
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-11600
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
1,508 pts
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
1,729 pts
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-11600
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
1,574
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
1,778
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-11600
6C / 12T · 2.80 GHz
7,422
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
8,686
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-11600
6C / 12T · 2.80 GHz
4,383
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
4,993

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At a glance

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 11000 (22)Intel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureRocket Lake SAlder Lake S
Technology14 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1200LGA 1700
PredecessorIntel Core i5-10600
SuccessorIntel Core i5-12600Intel Core i5-13490F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 126 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 6x Golden Cove
Frequency: 2.80 GHz 3.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.80 GHz 4.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.20 GHz
L2-Cache3.00 MB7.50 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB18.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 750no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.30 GHz
CUs / Shader32 / 256 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ1/2021

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
MemoryDDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe4.0 x 205.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
TDP65 W65 W
TDP (PL2)154 W @ 56 s117 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-11600Intel Core i5-12490F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2022
Release price213 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-11600
Intel Core i5-11600
6C / 12T · 2.80 - 4.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 - 4.60 GHz

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Intel Core i5-11600
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