Intel® Core™ i5-12600K

The Intel Core i5-12600K is a desktop processor with a hybrid 10-core layout (6 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores) and 16 threads, built on the Alder Lake architecture (Intel 7 process). It launched in Oct 2021. Clocks run from 3.7 GHz base to 4.9 GHz boost. A 20-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.0 MB per core). It addresses DDR5, DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1700 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 125 W. Notable platform capabilities: Deep Learning Boost, AVX-VNNI, Extended Page Tables (EPT), AES-NI.

The Intel Core i5-12600K scores 3,917 in single-core performance and 27,499 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 10,379 for overall performance, 23,358 for productivity performance, 22,175 for creator performance, 29,046 for engineering performance and 18,626 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,750 per core, 1,719 per thread and 220 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 928. Its performance index is 129, so its overall performance is 29% 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 i5-12600K scores 87,758 in integer math, 67,087 in floating-point math, 342,744 in compression, 18,427 in cryptography, 1,513 in physics simulation, 21,959 in vector SIMD, 90 in the prime sieve and 35,689 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 49% above in integer math, 46% above in floating-point math, 50% above in compression, 60% above in cryptography, 39% above in physics simulation, 42% above in vector SIMD, 34% above in the prime sieve and 58% 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 i5-12600K has 10 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.90 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-12600K is a desktop 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 Oct 2021.

The Intel Core i5-12600K has 864 KB of L1 cache, 9.50 MB of L2 cache and 20 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 30.3 MB of cache, or 3.03 MB per core.

The Intel Core i5-12600K has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 864 KB, L2 at 9.5 MB and L3 at 20 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 66% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 770) and clocks the graphics up to 1.45 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-12600K uses the FCLGA1700 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i5-12600K has a rated TDP of 125 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 i5-12600K is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $318.

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

Feex has recorded 65% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i5-12600K. 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: 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 and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1700 socket as the Intel Core i5-12600K and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-12600KF, Intel Core i9-12900E, Intel Core i5-13600T, Intel Core i7-13700T and Intel Core i7-12700E.