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Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i3-550
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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 i5-12600H
100 %
12C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-550
23 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-12600H
100 %
12C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-12600H
100 %
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000H (23) | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake H | Clarkdale |
| Technology | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | LGA 1156 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13600H |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 16 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Golden Cove 2.00 - 4.50 GHz |
2x 3.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 2.00 - 3.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 9.00 MB | 0.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
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| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.40 GHz | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 80 / 640 | 12 / 24 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
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| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
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| TDP | 45 W | 73 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 95 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12600H | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q2/2010 |
| Release price | 311 $ | 117 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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