Intel Core i5-12600KF

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600KF 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.6 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.8 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 150 W

TDP Down: 125 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: 20 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 206.53

Overall Rank:
371st fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
116th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
118th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $134.99 USD (2024-10-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27880

Single Thread Rating

3933

Samples: 2010*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Integer Math	88,334 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,574 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	95 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,606 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,585 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	347,039 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,613 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,181 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,933 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$134.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$299.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 12600KF CPU - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 GPU - 1TB M.2 SSD - 16GB Vengeance RGB DDR4 Memory - Black	$1283.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Arctic i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF, Toughram DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) P3AR-Z69R-36T-LCS	$963.95 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI PRO DP21 (MFF) Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro (12M-418US), Black	$544.55 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop SlateMR 236i (Intel i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RGB RAM, 500 GB NVMe SSD + 1 TB HDD, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Glacier i360T R4 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming PC (Intel Core™ i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) S3GL-Z690-36T-LCS,White	$1245.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,081
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,604
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,880
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-12600KF		206.53
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
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 October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Intel Core i5-12600KF		3,933
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2215554 - Oct 10 2024		22980
BL2215233 - Oct 09 2024		28070
BL2215186 - Oct 09 2024		23479
BL2214129 - Oct 08 2024		29885
BL2213904 - Oct 08 2024		28379

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600KF
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,880
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,704 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		26,667 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,887 (-21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		27,850 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,553 (-11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,573 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		25,175 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		28,465 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		24,262 (-13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		21,755 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		19,879 (-28.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600KF		19,529 (-30.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,095
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-12600KF		5,228

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