Core i5-12600K
The Core i5-12600K is Intel’s 10-core, 16-thread processor for the LGA1700 platform, built on the Alder Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks. It’s out of stock at the retailers we track right now, but the specs and benchmarks below still apply whenever it returns.
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Gaming performance
CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
The Core i5-12600K scores 60.8 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale, tested at 1080p where the processor, not the graphics card, sets the frame rate. At 1440p and 4K the gap between CPUs shrinks as the GPU takes over.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
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Benchmarks
Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.
Multi-core
Single-core
Where to buy the Core i5-12600K
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
Currently out of stock
The Core i5-12600K isn’t in stock at the retailers we track right now. Prices refresh daily, so check back — or compare in-stock alternatives below.
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The most affordable LGA1700 board in stock whose power delivery can reliably run the Core i5-12600K.
The Core i5-12600K doesn't include a cooler, so you'll need to add one. This is the cheapest air cooler in stock that fits LGA1700 and handles its heat.
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Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 10 / 16
- P-cores
- 6
- E-cores
- 4
- Base clock
- 3.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- Architecture
- Alder Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 20 MB
- L2 cache
- 9.5 MB
- Process node
- Intel 7
- Released
- 2021-11-04
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory support
- DDR5, 4800; DDR4, 3200
- Chipsets
- Z690, H670, B660, H610, Q670, W680, Z790, H770, B760
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- ECC support
- Yes
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 125W
- Max power
- 200W
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD 770
- MSRP
- $318.00
The Core i5-12600K pairs 10 cores with 20 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 7 process. Compare the Core i5-12600K against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
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