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:
925th fastest in multithreading out of 5153 CPUs
362nd fastest in single threading out of 5153 CPUs
307th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17443

Single Thread Rating

3501

Samples: 39*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	54,525 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	42,201 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,364 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,232 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	196,866 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,166 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,501 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,658
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,443
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Intel Core i5-12600T		NA
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,501
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 i5-12600T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2668157 - Jun 02 2025		16218
BL2668123 - Jun 02 2025		16219
BL2662862 - May 30 2025		16719
BL2552961 - Apr 14 2025		15961
BL2548593 - Apr 12 2025		17105

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600T
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,443
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,554 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,345 (+10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,104 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,864 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,738 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,486 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,955 (+8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,567 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,120 (-7.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		15,998 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,437 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		20,628 (+18.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600T Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,454
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,780
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,657
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,503
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,544

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