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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 Math66,392 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers83 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,951 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,137 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression253,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,375 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,085 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,827 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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$365.94 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


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