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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new 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: 199.15

Overall Rank:
369th fastest in multithreading out of 4854 CPUs
113th fastest in single threading out of 4854 CPUs
117th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $140.00 USD (2024-10-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27882

Single Thread Rating

3934

Samples: 1988*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	88,349 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,581 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	95 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,607 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,588 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	347,095 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,612 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,179 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,934 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$140.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$299.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Thermaltake Arctic i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF, Toughram DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) P3AR-Z69R-36T-LCS	$968.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 12600KF CPU - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 GPU - 1TB M.2 SSD - 16GB Vengeance RGB DDR4 Memory - Black	$1549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Glacier i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming PC (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) S3GL-Z690-36T-LCS,White	$1315.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI PRO DP21 (MFF) Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro (12M-418US), Black	$641.62 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop SlateMR 236i (Intel i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RGB RAM, 500 GB NVMe SSD + 1 TB HDD, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,096
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,606
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,882
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,166

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
Intel Core i5-12600KF		199.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.06
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.23
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Intel Core i5-12600KF		3,934
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2210131 - Oct 03 2024		27527
BL2209682 - Oct 03 2024		26692
BL2209479 - Oct 02 2024		31399
BL2209469 - Oct 02 2024		30618
BL2209445 - Oct 02 2024		30452

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600KF
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,882
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,705 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		26,669 (-4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,888 (-21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,850 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,557 (-11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,575 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		28,464 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		25,327 (-9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,250 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		23,152 (-17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,746 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		19,880 (-28.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,115
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,084
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i5-12600KF		5,227

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