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Intel Core i5 12600KF
Intel Desktop CPU

Intel Core i5 12600KF

59B
Cores10
Threads16
Boost Clock4.9 GHz
TDP125 W
SocketLGA-1700
Process10 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core108
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core951
TDP125 W Boost: 150 W
Cache L320MB
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 CPU225.04

Full specifications

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

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

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