Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Celeron 450

Last updated: 2024-04-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600KF		Intel Celeron 450
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-12600KF or Intel Celeron 450 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-12600KF has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600KF was released in Q4/2021. The Intel Celeron 450 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 450 was released in Q3/2008.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 400 (4)
12	Generation	1
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Conroe (Core)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-11600KF	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-13600KF	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-12600KF has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12600KF is 3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Celeron 450 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 450 is at 2.20 GHz.
Intel Core i5-12600KF	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 450
10	Cores	1
16	Threads	1
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) 6x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.20 GHz 1x Core
2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) 4x 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 i5-12600KF	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 450
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i5-12600KF or Intel Celeron 450 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-12600KF can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Celeron 450 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Core i5-12600KF	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 450
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
9.50 MB	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
20.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-12600KF is 125 W, while the Intel Celeron 450 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i5-12600KF	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 450
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
150 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-12600KF is manufactured in 10 nm and has 29.50 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 450 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.
Intel Core i5-12600KF	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 450
10 nm	Technology	65 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1700	Socket	LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2021	Release date	Q3/2008
264 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600KF (100%)

Intel Celeron 450 (15%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600KF (100%)

Intel Celeron 450 (2%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1854 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	269 (15%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	11912 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	269 (2%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	27830 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	423 (2%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	105 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	909 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1918 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	17660 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2472 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	11991 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	741 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	6702 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	249 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	766 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	5589 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	274 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	2596 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 1C 1T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i5-12600KF 17,660 CB R23 MC @ 115 W	154 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 450 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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