Intel Core i5 12600K

Cores: 10
L3 cache: 20MB (shared)
TDP: 125 W (max. boost up to 150 W)
Transistor size: 10 nm

Core i5 12600K - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1700 that has 10 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3700 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4900 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 20 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770.

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

1896

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

17477

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

2547

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

11931

File compression	961.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation	94.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	285.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	370.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	252.6 pages/sec
Background blur	57.7 images/sec
Photo processing	102 images/sec
Ray tracing	19.1 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

3971

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

27793

Integer math	87.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math	67.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	94M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	36.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption	18.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression	345.6 MBytes/sec
Physics	1524 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	22B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3]

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	12
Base Frequency (P)	3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.9 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	4
E-Threads	4
Base Frequency (E)	2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	3.6 GHz

Total
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

iGPU FLOPS

0.78 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types	- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200
Memory Size	128 GB
Max. 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

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