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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.
  • 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 i5-12600KF 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 ...]

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: 214.26

Overall Rank:
496th fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
170th fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
156th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.97 USD (2025-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
27847
Single Thread Rating
3930

Samples: 2984*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math88,349 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math67,472 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers94 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,737 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,558 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression345,705 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,614 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,159 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,930 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of July 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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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2767152 - Jul 16 2025
27681
BL2765747 - Jul 15 2025
25107
BL2765561 - Jul 15 2025
32632
BL2764808 - Jul 15 2025
26007
BL2764656 - Jul 15 2025
28931
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600KF
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600KF
27,847
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
21,545 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
27,614 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
21,860 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
23,709 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
25,031 (-10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
28,358 (+1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
26,614 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
25,769 (-7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
24,531 (-11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
24,304 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
22,459 (-19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF
19,717 (-29.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,474
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,798
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,618
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,474
Intel Core i5-12600KF
4,581