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Key specs
Cores
10
Threads
16
Boost Clock
4.9 GHz
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Process
10 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
59
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
108
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
951
TDP
125 W Boost: 150 W
Cache L3
20MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
108
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
951
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2598
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12,932
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3915
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
27,514
Blender CPU
225.04
GeekBench v6
File compression
1020 MB/sec
Clang compilation
97.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
304.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
396.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
263.3 pages/sec
Background blur
57.3 images/sec
Photo processing
118.2 images/sec
Ray tracing
22.3 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
87.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math
67 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
90M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
35.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption
18.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression
342.1 MBytes/sec
Physics
1544 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
22B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
7.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
103.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
220.1 PPW
Blender / Watt
1.8 PPW
General
Vendor
Intel
Released
October 27, 2021
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake
Model number
i5-12600KF
Integrated GPU
No
AMD Equivalent
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
CPU
P-Cores
6
P-Threads
12
Base Frequency (P)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.9 GHz
E-Cores
4
E-Threads
4
Base Frequency (E)
2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)
3.6 GHz
Total Cores
10
Total Threads
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
L1 Cache
80K (per core)
L2 Cache
9728K (shared)
L3 Cache
20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Fabrication Process
10 nm
TDP (PL1)
125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
150 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Temperature
100°C
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR5-4800 / - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
ECC Support
No
Misc
Official Site
Intel Core i5 12600KF official page
PCI Express Version
5.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit