Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-11900KB

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i9-11900KB processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12500

Intel Core i9-11900KB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3695 vs 3304

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3695 vs 3304

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11900KB

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22901 vs 19903
Around 26% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7658 vs 6075

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 7.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22901 vs 19903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7658 vs 6075

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11900KB

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3695

3304

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19903

22901

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6075

7658

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Core i9-11900KB
PassMark - Single thread mark	3695	3304
PassMark - CPU mark	19903	22901
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6075	7658

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Core i9-11900KB
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$232	$539
Place in performance rating	562	587
Processor Number	i5-12500	i9-11900KB
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Base frequency		3.30 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	50mm x 26.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Configurable TDP-down		55 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	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
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)