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Intel Core i5 12600K
Intel Desktop CPU

Intel Core i5 12600K

58B
Cores10
Threads16
Boost Clock4.9 GHz
TDP125 W
SocketLGA-1700
Process10 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core109
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core950
TDP125 W Boost: 150 W
Cache L320MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)109
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)950
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2547
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12,200
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)3917
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)27,512
Blender CPU234.96
iGPU FLOPS0.7 TFLOPS

Full specifications

GeekBench v6

File compression
822.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation
98.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
261.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
347.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
258.5 pages/sec
Background blur
58.9 images/sec
Photo processing
103.5 images/sec
Ray tracing
22.8 Mpixels/sec

PassMark

Integer math
87.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math
67.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
90M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
35.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption
18.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression
342.8 MBytes/sec
Physics
1515 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
22B Matrices/sec

Performance Per Watt

Cinebench 2024 / Watt
7.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
97.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
220.1 PPW
Blender / Watt
1.88 PPW

General

Vendor
Intel
Released
October 27, 2021
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake
Model number
i5-12600K
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 770
AMD Equivalent
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 5 250K 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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock
300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock
1450 MHz
Shading Units
256
TMUs
16
ROPs
8
Execution Units
32
TGP
15 W

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
Yes

Misc

Official Site
Intel Core i5 12600K 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

Specifications compiled from NanoReview. Last updated 2026-09-29.

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