Intel Core i5-12600KF

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.6 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)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 214.35

Overall Rank:
369th fastest in multithreading out of 4844 CPUs
111th fastest in single threading out of 4844 CPUs
119th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.99 USD (2024-09-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27864

Single Thread Rating

3934

Samples: 1936*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	88,302 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,551 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	94 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,574 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,576 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	346,950 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,608 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,170 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,934 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$129.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$299.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Thermaltake Arctic i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF, Toughram DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) P3AR-Z69R-36T-LCS	$968.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 12600KF CPU - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 GPU - 1TB M.2 SSD - 16GB Vengeance RGB DDR4 Memory - Black	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Glacier i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming PC (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) S3GL-Z690-36T-LCS,White	$1234.79 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Avalanche i360T AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF, 32GB DDR5 5200Mhz, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2, WiFi, Win10 Home) D3AV-Z690-36T-LCS	$1306.13 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS NUC 14 Pro+ Barebone with Intel 14thGen Core Ultra 9 185H (NPU Support), up to 96GB DDR5 RAM, Dual Storage, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth 5.3, Silver Aluminum Chassis, with VESA Mount	$759.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,108
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,482
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,864
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-12600KF		214.35
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.57
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.09
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Intel Core i5-12600KF		3,934
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,908
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2195885 - Sep 15 2024		28200
BL2195439 - Sep 15 2024		28313
BL2195405 - Sep 15 2024		28320
BL2195236 - Sep 14 2024		31292
BL2193831 - Sep 13 2024		30040

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600KF
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,864
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,573 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		26,669 (-4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,887 (-21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,554 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,708 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,220 (-13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		22,549 (-19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,716 (-22.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		19,880 (-28.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		19,526 (-29.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,088 (-2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		23,077 (-17.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,410
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,201
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i5-12600KF		5,219

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