Intel Core i5-12600HE

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600HE 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.

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Intel Core i5-12600HE

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Class: Mobile/Embedded

Socket: BGA 1744

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 4.5 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, NA Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Down: 45 W

TDP Up: 115 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2023

CPUmark/$Price: 64.30

Overall Rank:
1025th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
644th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
52nd fastest in out of 1324 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: $315.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20256

Single Thread Rating

3387

Samples: 10*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600HE

Integer Math	69,181 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,736 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	64 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,217 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,101 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,034 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,162 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,650 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,387 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600HE

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H		30,775
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		24,579
Intel Core i5-12600HE		20,256
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		19,138
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i5-1235U		12,407
Apple A15 Bionic		9,862
Apple A14 Bionic		8,541
Apple A13 Bionic		5,804
Intel N100		5,303
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		3,804

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-12600HE		64.30
Intel N100		41.43
Intel Core i5-1235U		40.15
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H		NA
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		NA
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple A15 Bionic		NA
Apple A14 Bionic		NA
Apple A13 Bionic		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H		4,311
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Apple A15 Bionic		3,564
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,525
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		3,495
Intel Core i5-12600HE		3,387
Apple A14 Bionic		3,380
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,044
Apple A13 Bionic		2,361
Intel N100		1,879
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		1,822

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600HE
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3588867 - Jul 16 2026		18008
BL3501005 - Jun 01 2026		17780
BL3495914 - May 29 2026		17504
BL3495905 - May 29 2026		17099
BL3492639 - May 27 2026		18035

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600HE
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600HE		20,256
Intel Core i5-1250PE vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		17,359 (-14.3%)
Intel Core i3-1220PE vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		15,664 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i5-1340PE vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		18,490 (-8.7%)
Intel Xeon W-11555MRE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		17,484 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		9,349 (-53.8%)
Intel Xeon W-11555MRE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		17,484 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-12600HL vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		23,615 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-14450HX vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		23,597 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i5-13600HE vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		23,483 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100E vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		13,599 (-32.9%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		24,579 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500HL vs Intel Core i5-12600HE		23,342 (+15.2%)

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