Intel® Core™ i5-12600HX

The Intel Core i5-12600HX is a laptop processor with a hybrid 12-core layout (4 performance cores + 8 efficiency cores) and 16 threads, built on the Alder Lake architecture (Intel 7 process). It launched in Apr 2022. Clocks run from 2.5 GHz base to 4.6 GHz boost. A 18-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR5, DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCBGA1964 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 55 W. Notable platform capabilities: Deep Learning Boost, AVX-VNNI, Extended Page Tables (EPT), AES-NI.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX scores 3,541 in single-core performance and 24,411 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 9,297 for overall performance, 20,825 for productivity performance, 19,800 for creator performance, 26,547 for engineering performance and 16,726 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,034 per core, 1,526 per thread and 444 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,254. Its performance index is 115, so its overall performance is 15% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i5-12600HX scores 77,959 in integer math, 57,516 in floating-point math, 291,394 in compression, 17,328 in cryptography, 1,492 in physics simulation, 17,390 in vector SIMD, 83 in the prime sieve and 32,866 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 32% above in integer math, 25% above in floating-point math, 28% above in compression, 51% above in cryptography, 37% above in physics simulation, 12% above in vector SIMD, 24% above in the prime sieve and 45% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has 12 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 4 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. It runs at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts up to 4.60 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX is a laptop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i5 family, uses the Alder Lake architecture, carries the codename Alder Lake and is manufactured on a Intel 7 process. It launched in Apr 2022.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has 1.06 MB of L1 cache, 9 MB of L2 cache and 18 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 28.1 MB of cache, or 2.34 MB per core.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.1 MB, L2 at 9 MB and L3 at 18 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 64% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX supports DDR5, DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 4,800 MT/s and delivers up to 76.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors) and clocks the graphics up to 1.35 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX uses the FCBGA1964 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a rated TDP of 55 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i5-12600HX is also identified by the model number i5-12600HX.

Feex has recorded 62% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i5-12600HX. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Threads per Core, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCBGA1964 socket as the Intel Core i5-12600HX and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-13450HX, Intel Core i5-14450HX, Intel Core i7-12650HX, Intel Core i5-13500HX and Intel Core i5-13600HX.