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Intel Core i5-12600K

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12600K can be found below. 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 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 ...]


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: 165.45

Overall Rank:
348th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
94th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
114th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $167.58 USD (2024-07-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
27725
Single Thread Rating
3951

Samples: 3762*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math87,901 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math67,503 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers93 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,780 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,565 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression345,596 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,525 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,025 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,951 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2024.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,622
Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,725
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,177
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 167.33
Intel Core i5-12600K
 165.45
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
 134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 55.42
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 16th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,033
Intel Core i5-12600K
 3,951
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2144746 - Jul 14 2024
26193
BL2144609 - Jul 13 2024
28264
BL2143833 - Jul 12 2024
28231
BL2142171 - Jul 10 2024
29198
BL2142168 - Jul 10 2024
27318
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 16th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,725
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 28,505 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,495 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 26,676 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 21,898 (-21.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,138 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 34,404 (+24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 27,879 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,558 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 21,572 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 25,213 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,883 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600K
 24,621 (-11.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,536
Intel Core i5-12600K
 5,063