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: 77.72

Overall Rank:
839th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
280th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
278th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $274.99 USD (2026-01-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

21372

Single Thread Rating

3824

Samples: 568*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math	66,123 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	50,898 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	81 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,824 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	252,452 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,350 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,058 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,824 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$274.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12600		21,372
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,576
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i5-12600		77.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.62
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Intel Core i5-12600		3,824
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3271202 - Feb 07 2026		21273
BL3269744 - Feb 07 2026		21314
BL3260378 - Feb 03 2026		15356
BL3252667 - Jan 30 2026		22013
BL3236297 - Jan 23 2026		21191

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600		21,372
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i5-12600		25,617 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600		26,607 (+24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600		26,305 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs Intel Core i5-12600		25,237 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600		24,347 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600		23,816 (+11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12600		22,994 (+7.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600		21,543 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i5-12600		21,252 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600		20,779 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,734 (-7.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600		19,684 (-7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,385
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,181
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core i5-12600		3,941

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