Intel Core i5-12600K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600K 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.7 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.8 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 150 W

TDP Down: 125 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: 20 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

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) i5-12600K, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 185.43

Overall Rank:
486th fastest in multithreading out of 5155 CPUs
167th fastest in single threading out of 5155 CPUs
158th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.00 USD (2025-06-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27630

Single Thread Rating

3928

Samples: 5297*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	87,794 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,234 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	91 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,699 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,496 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	344,235 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,528 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,006 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,928 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$149.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$149.99 USD	Buy Now!
	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	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7300 Series Gaming PC (Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 12600K CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Graphics, 16GB Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 Memory, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD) Black	$1799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Chronos Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, RTX 3070, 1TB NVME SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 650W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, RTX 3060 Ti, 1TB NVME SSD, 32G DDR5 RGB, 650W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$1899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Skytech Chronos Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 3070, 1TB NVME SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 650W Gold PSU, 240mm AIO, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,655
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,015
Intel Core i5-12600K		27,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,485
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		196.82
Intel Core i5-12600K		185.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Intel Core i5-12600K		3,928
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2708312 - Jun 20 2025		26301
BL2707320 - Jun 19 2025		28869
BL2707282 - Jun 19 2025		28576
BL2706516 - Jun 19 2025		27669
BL2706069 - Jun 19 2025		30573

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K		27,630
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		21,555 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		28,393 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K		27,842 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		26,622 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		21,861 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K		34,123 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		29,997 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		27,752 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K		24,435 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		23,682 (-14.3%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K		25,078 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K		25,779 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,457
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,299
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,803
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,731
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,517
Intel Core i5-12600K		4,431

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