Intel 300 vs Intel Core i5-12600

Comparative analysis of Intel 300 and Intel Core i5-12600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel 300

Intel Core i5-12600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel 300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3819 vs 3237
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21287 vs 7142

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 6 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3819 vs 3237
PassMark - CPU mark	21287 vs 7142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel 300
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3237

3819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7142

21287

Name	Intel 300	Intel Core i5-12600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3237	3819
PassMark - CPU mark	7142	21287
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6527

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel 300	Intel Core i5-12600
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$255
Place in performance rating	544	511
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12600
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
Die size	163 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	480 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	7.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		4.80 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4690
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)