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Intel Core i5-12600K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600K 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?

This is an old 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 ...]

Intel Core i5-12600K

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 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, 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: 185.82

Overall Rank:
391st fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
122nd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
133rd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.00 USD (2024-11-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
27687
Single Thread Rating
3941

Samples: 4156*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math87,874 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math67,412 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers92 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,721 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,544 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression345,249 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,522 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,018 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,941 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$149.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$299.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Intel Core i5-12600K
27,687
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i5-12600K
185.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Intel Core i5-12600K
3,941
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2263979 - Dec 03 2024
28282
BL2263724 - Dec 03 2024
30741
BL2263571 - Dec 03 2024
26926
BL2263486 - Dec 03 2024
26338
BL2263334 - Dec 03 2024
26653
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K
27,687
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
27,909 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
26,662 (-3.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
27,095 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
24,546 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
21,576 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K
25,165 (-9.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
28,477 (+2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
25,348 (-8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
24,258 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
23,212 (-16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
21,888 (-20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
21,743 (-21.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i5-12600K
4,428