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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: 138.96
Overall Rank: 253
Last Price Change: $199.99 USD (2023-05-24)
Integer Math | 87,765 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 67,572 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 94 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 36,136 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 18,581 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 345,617 KBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,524 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 22,003 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,970 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i9-13900K | 59,757 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,458 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,748 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,790 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,631 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,068 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,935 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,422 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,785 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,481 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,251 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 213.02 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 153.98 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 140.24 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 138.96 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 117.45 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 104.84 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 84.96 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 32.61 | |
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 | 4,665 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,194 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,053 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 3,970 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,960 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,844 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,715 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,359 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,942 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,663 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
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BL1912302 - Sep 26 2023 | 28336 | |
BL1911832 - Sep 26 2023 | 29235 | |
BL1911787 - Sep 26 2023 [Overclocked] | 31247 | |
BL1911250 - Sep 25 2023 | 26668 | |
BL1911219 - Sep 25 2023 | 26494 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,790 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,816 (+3.7%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 26,794 (-3.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,935 (-21.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,017 (+0.8%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,466 (-1.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 24,670 (-11.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,619 (-22.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,621 (-0.6%) | |
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 32,483 (+16.9%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,229 (+1.6%) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 25,290 (-9.0%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 23,225 (-16.4%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,189 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9,104 | |
Intel Core i9-14900KF | 8,974 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,555 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,429 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,819 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 7,812 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,532 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 7,237 | |
Intel Core i9-13900 | 6,923 | |
Intel Core i9-13900F | 6,888 | |
Intel Core i7-13700K | 6,854 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 5,075 |