Intel Core i5-12600T

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

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600T 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 i5-12600T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 74 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: 18 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) i5-12600T, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1084th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
450th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
346th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17420

Single Thread Rating

3533

Samples: 46*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	54,791 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	42,371 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,136 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,161 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	194,357 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,219 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,109 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,533 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,420
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i5-12600T		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,533
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3186479 - Jan 04 2026		17561
BL3183966 - Jan 03 2026		16997
BL3029995 - Nov 05 2025		17473
BL2971359 - Oct 12 2025		17942
BL2914872 - Sep 17 2025		16063

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600T
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,420
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,540 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,291 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,008 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,731 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,679 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,582 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,792 (+7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,473 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12600T		20,258 (+16.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,540 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,040 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		15,983 (-8.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600T Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,598

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