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Intel Core i5-12600 vs AMD EPYC 9965
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-12600
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
AMD EPYC 9965
64 %
192C / 384T · 3.70 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | AMD EPYC (147) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | AMD EPYC 9005 (29) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c) |
| Technology | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Server |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | SP5 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i5-11600 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13600 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 192 / 384 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x Golden Cove | 192x Zen 5c |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.25 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.80 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.40 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 7.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | 384.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.45 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR5-6000 (576.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 6144 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 12 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 5.0 x 128 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| TDP | 65 W | 500 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 117 W | |
| TDP up | 500 W | |
| TDP down | 450 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD EPYC 9965 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | 223 $ | 14813 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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