Intel Core i5-12600T vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-12600T vs Intel Core i9-10850K and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Handbrake, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, AIDA64, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K or Intel Core i5-12600T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-12600T

57%

Core i9-10850K

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12600T

55%

Core i9-10850K

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.3	99.8
Valorant	110.6	113.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	63.5
Apex Legends	103.9	106.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	85.1
Overwatch	89.6	91.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.3	78.3
DOOM Eternal	55.3	56.7
Warzone	86.2	88.5
Assassin's Creed	92.9	95.3
Valheim	91.8	94.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12600T

172%

Core i9-10850K

36%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12600T is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	315	229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2302	2616
Cinbench 20 Single-core	754	536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5227	6318
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1764	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17228	16820

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	4133	3074
Multi-Core	24119	23350

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	1816	1383
Multi-Core	9116	11578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1200
Core name	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	10
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10850K is 8% better than Core i5-12600T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 4 more core than Core i5-12600T. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12600T is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10850K is better: 20
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12600T and Intel Core i9-10850K before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12600T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12600T specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10850K specs and review.