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Intel Core i5-12600

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 79.36

Overall Rank:
600th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
169th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
210th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $271.99 USD (2024-08-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21585
Single Thread Rating
3830

Samples: 385*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math66,406 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,248 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers85 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,711 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,117 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression254,910 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,380 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,207 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,830 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$275.60 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$271.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,585
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
 148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
 132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i5-12600
 79.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Intel Core i5-12600
 3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5080914 - Dec 08 2024
23484
BL5080857 - Dec 08 2024
23476
BL5080851 - Dec 08 2024
23474
BL5080836 - Dec 07 2024
23777
BL2265504 - Dec 04 2024
20134
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,585
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600
 28,477 (+31.9%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 25,204 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 24,558 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 23,921 (+10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 21,576 (0.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i5-12600
 21,331 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 20,999 (-2.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,871 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,395 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,354 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-13500T vs Intel Core i5-12600
 23,329 (+8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i5-12600
 20,451 (-5.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,929
Intel Core i5-12600
 4,248