Intel Core i5-12600

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
685th fastest in multithreading out of 5108 CPUs
199th fastest in single threading out of 5108 CPUs
237th fastest in out of all Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

21492

Single Thread Rating

3827

Samples: 493*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math	66,392 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	51,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	83 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,951 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,137 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	253,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,375 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,085 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,827 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$365.94 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre Business Desktop\| Intel Core i5 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Support Upto 3 Monitors \| HDMI & USB-C \| Ethernet \| Wi-Fi \| Bluetooth \| Keyboard & Mouse\| Windows 11 Pro	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 5000 MT Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600 - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 10 Pro Silver	$1316.07 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 7000 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Home Black	$2149.71 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3000 MT Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600 - 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 640 \| 6 cores @ 4.8 GHz - 4GB GDDR5 Win 11 Pro Black	$2071.74 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 3 SFF Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600 - 1TB HDD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1347.15 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,702
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,319
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,035
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,136
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,864
Intel Core i5-12600		21,492
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,177
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,659
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		143.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		133.29
Intel Core i5-12600		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA
Intel Core i5-12400F		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Intel Core i5-12600		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2612328 - May 09 2025		21677
BL2607640 - May 07 2025		21489
BL2597558 - May 02 2025		21668
BL2594841 - May 01 2025		14372
BL2576888 - Apr 23 2025		21633

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600		21,492
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600		21,557 (+0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,344 (-10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12600		16,121 (-25.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600		26,632 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,819 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,796 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,476 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,131 (-11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i5-12600		26,837 (+24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600		21,864 (+1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600		18,581 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12600		16,140 (-24.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,475
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,158
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,326
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,589
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,288
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,671
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,409
Intel Core i5-12600		3,987

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