Intel Core 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.
Series Intel Alder Lake-S Codename Alder Lake Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake Clock Rate 2800 - 4900 MHz Level 2 Cache 9.5 MB Level 3 Cache 20 MB Number of Cores / Threads 10 / 16 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 125 Watt Manufacturing Technology 10 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket LGA1700 Features Intel UHD Graphics 770 (32 EUs, 300 - 1450 MHz), DDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1450 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $289 U.S. Announcement Date 11/05/2021 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%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
17491 Points (29%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1907 Points (84%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
734 Points (84%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6692 Points (28%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2555 Points (26%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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0 130 260 390 520 650 780 910 1040 1170 1300 1430 1560 1690 1820 1950 2080 2210 2340 2470 Tooltip Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø2545 (2497.35-2570.36)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
275 Points (84%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-13700
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
30 Points (42%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (11%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-13700
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9381 points (57%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
55462 points (40%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
89478 Points (64%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
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Intel Core i7-13700K
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15180 Points (83%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-13700
Intel Core i7-13700K
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
202.7 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.7 s (1%)
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Intel Core i7-980X EE
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6239 points (36%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
64260 MIPS (40%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5944 MIPS (71%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
148 fps (54%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
333.5 fps (78%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
30.1 fps (65%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i7-13700
Intel Core i7-13700K
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Tooltip Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø30.7 (3.05-47.1)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.3 GB/s (43%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.2 GB/s (41%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
12.8 GB/s (39%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
189.5 Seconds (1%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (10%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
15722 Points (33%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.4 s (1%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
363.2 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
85458 Points (80%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-13700
Intel Core i7-13700K
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
25017 Points (68%)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i7-12700
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
78037 Points (65%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
79174 Points (66%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
77742 Points (65%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
20161 Points (51%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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Intel Core i7-13700K
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
29671 Points (55%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
13869 Points (68%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Intel Core i7-13700K
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1904 points (82%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
12797 points (44%)
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1821 points (8%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-13700
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12746 points (40%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8223 points (85%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-13700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
46557 points (52%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-12700
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
511 ms (1%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
293 Points (68%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1637 Points (63%)
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
256.5 Watt (44%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i5-12400F
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
205.9 Watt (43%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-13400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12.4 Points per Watt (14%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance