i5-12600K vs Athlon II Neo K125

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II Neo K125
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 12 Watt
0.20
Core i5-12600K
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.43
+8615%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Athlon II Neo K125 by a whopping 8615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3235364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.99
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon II NeoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.5813.20
Architecture codenameGeneva (2010)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rate2000 MHz8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketS1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II Neo K125 0.20
i5-12600K 17.43
+8615%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II Neo K125 315
i5-12600K 27683
+8688%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II Neo K125 184
i5-12600K 2481
+1248%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II Neo K125 184
i5-12600K 11855
+6343%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon II Neo K125 1491
i5-12600K 9381
+529%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon II Neo K125 735
i5-12600K 15722
+2039%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon II Neo K125 90.7
i5-12600K 4.73
+1818%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Athlon II Neo K125 0
i5-12600K 30
+6569%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 17.43
Recency 12 May 2010 27 October 2021
Physical cores 1 10
Threads 1 16
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon II Neo K125 has 941.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12600K, on the other hand, has a 8615% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Core i5-12600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K125 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II Neo K125 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i5-12600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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