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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.
  • 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 i5-12600K 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 ...]


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: 149.55

Overall Rank:
564th fastest in multithreading out of 5492 CPUs
209th fastest in single threading out of 5492 CPUs
180th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $184.46 USD (2025-12-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
27586
Single Thread Rating
3922

Samples: 6108*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math87,823 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math67,212 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers91 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,735 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,477 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression343,807 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,522 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,007 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,922 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$184.46 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$184.49 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,550
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,951
Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,586
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 267.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i5-12600K
 149.55
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.94
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Intel Core i5-12600K
 3,922
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3124745 - Dec 11 2025
27430
BL3124251 - Dec 11 2025
29320
BL3124230 - Dec 11 2025
27677
BL3124198 - Dec 11 2025
27744
BL3124173 - Dec 11 2025
27815
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 28,319 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,594 (+0.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 26,609 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,012 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 26,720 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 34,051 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 29,999 (+8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,708 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 25,238 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,556 (-11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,355 (-11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,317 (-11.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,125
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,472
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,415
Intel Core i5-12600K
 4,416