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Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
This is relatively new 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 ...]
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 Size: L1: 864 KB, L2: 9.5 MB, L3: 20 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) i5-12600K, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021
CPUmark/$Price: 138.97
Overall Rank: 278
Last Price Change: $199.99 USD (2023-05-24)
Integer Math | 87,824 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 67,581 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 94 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 36,044 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 18,587 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 345,782 KBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,528 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 22,029 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,967 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i9-13900K | 59,536 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,410 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,714 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,793 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,610 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,030 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,928 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,381 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,779 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,411 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,199 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 212.94 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 153.84 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 140.20 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 138.97 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 117.31 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 104.45 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 84.88 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 32.53 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,649 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,186 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,049 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 3,967 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,943 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,841 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,708 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,360 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,939 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,663 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
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BL1962465 - Dec 04 2023 | 28964 | |
BL1962389 - Dec 04 2023 | 27054 | |
BL1961827 - Dec 04 2023 | 29673 | |
BL1961768 - Dec 04 2023 | 21492 | |
BL1961432 - Dec 03 2023 [Overclocked] | 29801 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,793 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,705 (+3.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 26,752 (-3.7%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,928 (-21.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,976 (+0.7%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,473 (-1.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 24,653 (-11.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,597 (-22.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,472 (-1.2%) | |
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 32,347 (+16.4%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,255 (+1.7%) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 25,253 (-9.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 23,203 (-16.5%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,211 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9,075 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,571 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,425 | |
Intel Core i9-14900KF | 8,393 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | 8,209 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 7,886 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | 7,883 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,808 | |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX | 7,602 | |
Intel Core i7-13790F | 7,544 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,519 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 5,081 |