Intel Core i5-12600K — Specifications and Blender benchmarks

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
Family
12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Generation
12
Name
Intel Core i5-12600K
Predecessor
Intel Core i5-11600K
Processor Number
i5-12600K
Segment
Desktop
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
6x Golden Cove
B-Core
4x Gracemont
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
CPU Cores
10
CPU Threads
16
E-core Base Clock
2.8 GHz
E-core Max Turbo
3.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
4.9 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
P-core Base Clock
3.7 GHz
P-core Max Turbo
4.9 GHz
Performance Cores
6
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
4.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
32
Generation
12
GPU Frequency
400 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Turbo
1450 MHz
Graphics Base Frequency
300 MHz
Graphics Output
eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Max. displays
4
Max. GPU Memory
16 GB
Release date
Q4/2021
Shader
256
Technology
10 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
Decode
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
5.0 and 4.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
Maximum Turbo Power
150 W
Processor Base Power (PBP)
125 W
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
125 W
TDP (PL2)
228 W / 56 s
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Alder Lake S
Cache (manufacturer label)
20 MB Intel Smart Cache
Codename
Products formerly Alder Lake
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
L2-Cache
9.5 MB (Total cache capacity)
L3-Cache
20 MB
Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
Launched
Part Number
BX8071512600K
Release date
Q4/2021
Socket
FCLGA1700
Technology
Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 10

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settings	Intel Core i5-12600K
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux	269.902678 samples/min Submissions: 11
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows	217.066649 samples/min Submissions: 96
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows	224.769114 samples/min Submissions: 32
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux	276.530758 samples/min Submissions: 5
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows	208.231011 samples/min Submissions: 37
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows	211.269775 samples/min Submissions: 38
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows	219.278982 samples/min Submissions: 24
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux	270.839071 samples/min Submissions: 9
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows	215.302947 samples/min Submissions: 35
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows	172.027686 samples/min Submissions: 5

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 10 threads / linux

Result	Reported conditions
5773.672055 H/s	RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 10 threads / linux System RAM: 32 GB OS: Linux x86_64 Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z690-P Duration: 173.2 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.