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 an old 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 ...]

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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: 214.20

Overall Rank:
480th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
166th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
153rd fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.99 USD (2025-06-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27844

Single Thread Rating

3929

Samples: 2901*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	88,311 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,458 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	94 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,724 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,556 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	345,700 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,614 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,153 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,929 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th 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
	$129.99 USD	Buy Now!
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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)
	HOENGAGER Sunshine Gaming PC Intel Core i5-12600KF 10-Core (6P+4E) 3.7 GHz, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB DLSS 4 GDDR7, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000MHz,1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi&Bluetooth Windows 11 Pro-White	$1379.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS View i1260-170 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) V17B-B76R-560-LCS	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Sunshine Gaming PC Desktop - Intel Core i5-12600KF 10-Core (6P+4E) 3.7 GHz, RTX 5060 8GB, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000MHz,1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi & Bluetooth Windows 11 Pro-White	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Sunshine Gaming PC Desktop - Intel Core i5-12600KF 10-Core (6P+4E) 3.7 GHz, RTX 5060 8GB, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000MHz,1TB PCIe +2TB SATA SSD, WiFi & Bluetooth Windows 11 Pro-Black	$1279.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,015
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,844
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.08
Intel Core i5-12600KF		214.20
Intel Core i5-12400F		196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K		152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.36
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 22nd 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 i5-12600KF		3,929
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
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 i5-12600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2712730 - Jun 22 2025		29329
BL2712657 - Jun 22 2025		27374
BL2712557 - Jun 22 2025		29820
BL2712506 - Jun 21 2025		19870
BL2712134 - Jun 21 2025		27075

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600KF
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,844
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,555 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,629 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		26,622 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,752 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,433 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		23,683 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		25,079 (-9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		28,391 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		25,782 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,550 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,287 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		22,469 (-19.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,517
Intel Core i5-12600KF		4,581

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