Intel Core i5 8600K vs Intel Core i5 1240P

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Review

Intel Core i5 8600K
Intel Core i5 1240P
Single-Core Performance
45
59
Multi-Core Performance
18
24
Power Efficiency
41
56
Integrated Graphics
23
41
QucikComparison Final Score
34
45
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i5 8600K and Intel Core i5 1240P

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 8600K

  • + 6-core design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 1240P

  • + 4 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1744 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 8600K
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Moderate power consumption (95W TDP)
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i5 8600K processor with strong single-core performance (45/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

Intel Core i5 1240P
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core i5 1240P processor with strong single-core performance (59/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 8600K
90.51
Intel Core i5 1240P +22%
110.19
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i5 8600K
63
Intel Core i5 1240P +27%
80
Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5 1240P
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 342 480

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1605 2201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 6114 8643
File compression 473.5 MB/sec 629 MB/sec
Clang compilation 40.5 Klines/sec 61.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 144.1 pages/sec 212.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 191 Mpixels/sec 278.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 156.7 pages/sec 196.2 pages/sec
Background blur 39.9 images/sec 39 images/sec
Photo processing 62.7 images/sec 76.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.6 Mpixels/sec 13.8 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2571 3181
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 10138 15933
Integer math 27.7 GOps/sec 61.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 23.8 GOps/sec 42.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 42M Primes/sec 45M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.3M Strings/sec 20.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3.1 GBytes/sec 11 GBytes/sec
Data compression 140.9 MBytes/sec 185.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 722 Frames/sec 869 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 3.6 PPW 17.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 64.4 PPW 308.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 106.7 PPW 569 PPW
Blender / Watt 0.95 PPW 3.94 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 5-Oct-17 23-Feb-22
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-8600K i5-1240P
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 1.7 GHz
E-Cores 8
E-Threads 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.2 GHz
Total Cores 6 12
Total Threads 6 16
Multiplier 36x 17x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 1280K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 95 W 20-28 W (configurable)
Socket LGA-1151 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 192 640
TMUs 24 40
ROPs 3 20
Execution Units 24 80
iGPU FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i5 8600K ↗ Intel Core i5 1240P ↗
Memory Types -2666 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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