Microsoft XBox Series X vs Intel Core i5-12600K

Last updated: 2023-11-17

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Microsoft XBox Series X		Intel Core i5-12600K
CPU comparison Microsoft XBox Series X or Intel Core i5-12600K - 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 Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Microsoft XBox Series X was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Core i5-12600K has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600K was released in Q4/2021.

AMD Ryzen 7 (67)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
3	Generation	12
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-11600K
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-13600K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-12600K has 10 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12600K is at 3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Microsoft XBox Series X	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12600K
8	Cores	10
16	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Zen 2	A-Core	3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) 6x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) 4x Gracemont
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.
Microsoft XBox Series X	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12600K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Microsoft XBox Series X or Intel Core i5-12600K 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.
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
1.83 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.45 GHz
1	GPU Generation	11
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
1	Max. displays	3
52	Compute units	32
3328	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
10 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	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.
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Microsoft XBox Series X can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 560.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-12600K supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
Microsoft XBox Series X	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12600K
GDDR6	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
560.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	9.50 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	5.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 65 W, while the Intel Core i5-12600K has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Microsoft XBox Series X	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12600K
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	150 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Microsoft XBox Series X is manufactured in 7 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-12600K is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 29.50 MB cache.
Microsoft XBox Series X	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12600K
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q4/2021
--	Release price	289 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Microsoft XBox Series X (59%)

Intel Core i5-12600K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Microsoft XBox Series X (62%)

Intel Core i5-12600K (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1142 (60%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1918 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	10650 (60%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	17660 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1070 (58%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1854 (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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	7358 (62%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	11912 (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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	431 (58%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	741 (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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	4062 (61%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	6702 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz	12150 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz	742 (6%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	17455 (63%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	27830 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	105 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	909 (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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2472 (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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	11991 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	249 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	766 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	5540 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	274 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	2596 (100%)

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.


	Microsoft XBox Series X 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12600K 17,660 CB R23 MC @ 115 W	154 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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