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Intel Core i5-12600H

Intel i5-12600H

The Intel Core i5-12600H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and all 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.7 to 4.5 GHz on the performance cluster and 2 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 18 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12650H, the 12600H offers less P-cores but more E-cores, a faster iGPU and "Enterprise" vPro features (for remote management).

Performance

Thanks to the 12 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older Tiger Lake-H CPUs with similar clock speeds (especially like the Core i5-11500H with only 6 cores). Due to the architectural improvements, single-core performance is also better than similar or higher clocked Tiger Lake CPUs.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 80 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.4 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (95 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

SeriesIntel Alder Lake-P
CodenameAlder Lake-H

Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-H

Intel Core i9-12900HK compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800H compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650H compare1.7 - 4.7 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600H « 2 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12500H compare1.8 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450H compare1.5 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock Rate2000 - 4500 MHz
Level 1 Cache1.1 MB
Level 2 Cache10 MB
Level 3 Cache18 MB
Number of Cores / Threads12 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology10 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketBGA1744
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL B,., GNA, vPro En., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ( - 1400 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/04/2022
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

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Reviews for the Intel Core i5-12600H processor

Dell Latitude 15 5531, i5-12600H MX550: NVIDIA GeForce MX550, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude 15 5531, i5-12600H MX550

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Other CPUs of the series Alder Lake-P

» Intel Core i9-12900HK
   14x 1.8 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-12900H
   14x 1.8 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-12800H
   14x 1.8 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-12650H
   10x 1.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i5-12600H
   12x 2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-12500H
   12x 1.8 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1280P
   14x 1.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1270P
   12x 1.6 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1260P
   12x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i5-12450H
   8x 1.5 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1250P
   12x 1.2 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1240P
   12x 1.2 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i3-1220P
   10x 1.1 GHz - 4.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i9-11980HK
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
+ Intel Core i9-11900H
   8x 2.5 GHz - 4.9 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-12600HX
   12x 1.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-12600H
   12x 2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
- Intel Core i5-13600H
   12x 2.1 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- Intel Core i5-13505H
   12x 1.9 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- Intel Core i5-13500H
   12x 1.9 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- Intel Core i5-12500H
   12x 1.8 GHz - 4.5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
   8x 3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2022-01- 4)