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Intel Core i5-12600K

Intel i5-12600K

The Intel Core i5-12600K is a mid-range CPU for desktops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was first announced in November 2021 and offers 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 16 Threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 4.9 GHz, the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.6 GHz. All cores can use 20 MB Smart Cache. The integrated memory controller supports up to 128 GB DDR5 with 4800 MT/s (dual channel).

Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficiency cores for the best performance.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and called Intel UHD Graphics 770. It clocks between 300 and 1.45 GHz.

For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost. 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.

Performance

The average 12600K in our database is way ahead of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Core i9-10900K, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned. This is a very fast CPU for your next gaming rig.

Performance

This Core i5 has a Base power consumption of 125 W, with 150 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. Core i5-12600K is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

SeriesIntel Alder Lake-S
CodenameAlder Lake

Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake

Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K « 2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock Rate2800 - 4900 MHz
Level 2 Cache9.5 MB
Level 3 Cache20 MB
Number of Cores / Threads10 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)125 Watt
Manufacturing Technology10 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketLGA1700
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770 (32 EUs, 300 - 1450 MHz), DDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM
GPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1450 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$289 U.S.
Announcement Date11/05/2021
Product Link (external)Intel Alder Lake-S i5-12600K

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
63.1 pt (71%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
17491 Points (29%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1907 Points (84%)
114 -94%
...
1838 -4%
1846 -3%
1851 -3%
1852 -3%
1871 -2%
Intel Core i7-12700
1894 -1%
1898 0%
1903 0%
1903 0%
Intel Core i5-12600K
1907
1917 1%
1930 1%
1964 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
1966 3%
1987 4%
1995 5%
2001 5%
2005 5%
2016 6%
...
2238 17%
0%
100%
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
734 Points (84%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2555 Points (26%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
275 Points (84%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
30 Points (42%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (11%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
89478 Points (64%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15180 Points (83%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.7 s (1%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
64260 MIPS (40%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
148 fps (54%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
333.5 fps (78%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
30.1 fps (65%)
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
189.5 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
15722 Points (33%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
363.2 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
85458 Points (80%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
25017 Points (68%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
79174 Points (66%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
20161 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
13869 Points (68%)
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1904 points (82%)
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
12797 points (44%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1821 points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12746 points (40%)
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8223 points (85%)
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
46557 points (52%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
256.5 Watt (44%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
205.9 Watt (43%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12.4 Points per Watt (14%)
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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