Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i9-10910

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i9-10910

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-12600H and the Intel Core i9-10910 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-12600H 12 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core i9-10910 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
12 Generation 10
Alder Lake H Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13600H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600H is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-10910 clocks with 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-12600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
12 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz)
2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-12600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
13 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
80 Compute units 24
640 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-12600H, while the Intel Core i9-10910 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-12600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 16
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-12600H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-12600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
95 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600H has 27.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-10910 is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-12600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2020
311 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Core i5-12600H to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 2.0 stars (3 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i9-10910 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600H (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600H (100%)
Intel Core i9-10910 (95%)

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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
1735 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (27%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
23005 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
21840 (95%)

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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1286 (100%)

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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
9507 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1628 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
8439 (100%)

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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503 (100%)

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 i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
5223 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i9-10910
Unknown iMac 27“ i9 2020

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i5-12600HIntel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i7-12700H
2. Intel Core i5-12600HIntel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i7-12650H
3. Intel Core i5-12600HAMD Ryzen 5 6600H Intel Core i5-12600H vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
4. Intel Core i5-12600HAMD Ryzen 7 6800H Intel Core i5-12600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
5. Intel Core i5-12600HIntel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i5-12600K
6. Apple M1Intel Core i9-10910 Apple M1 vs Intel Core i9-10910
7. AMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-12600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H vs Intel Core i5-12600H
8. Intel Core i5-1245UIntel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i5-12600H
9. AMD Ryzen 5 6600UIntel Core i5-12600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i5-12600H
10. AMD Ryzen 7 5825UIntel Core i5-12600H AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs Intel Core i5-12600H


back to index