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Intel Core i5-12600K

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12600K can be found below. 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.

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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 79.82

Overall Rank: 153

Last Price Change: $299.99 USD (2021-11-25)

Average CPU Mark
rating
23947

Single Thread Rating: 3972
Samples: 37*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math63,432 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math61,833 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers128 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting31 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,006 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression255.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics1,586 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions20,575 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,972 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2021.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2021
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2021.

MerchantPricePurchase
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 32,802
Intel Core i5-12600K
 23,947
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 23,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 23,479
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,768
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,424
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,819
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 15,124
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,563
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,892
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 94.45
Intel Core i5-12600K
 79.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 68.89
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 64.32
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 54.88
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 47.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 43.77
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 39.69
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i5-12600K
 3,972
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,861
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,845
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,776
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,077
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,970
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,909
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,774
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 2,728
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,685
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,579
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1474279 - Nov 30 2021
28212
BL1474127 - Nov 30 2021
26242
BL1474117 - Nov 30 2021
24009
BL1474012 - Nov 30 2021
22741
BL1473589 - Nov 28 2021
23546
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 1st of December 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K
 23,947
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 22,155
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 28,469
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,302
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
 19,997
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
 18,822
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz
 19,985
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
 24,806
Intel Core i5-12600KF
 23,821
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
 23,310
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,768
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,424
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz
 18,303