Core i5-12600
The Core i5-12600 is Intel’s 6-core, 12-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, plus every retailer’s current price in the UK.
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Prices include 20% VAT. Shipping is shown under each price, and offers are listed by price plus shipping.
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.
Gaming scores are normalised performance indexes derived from Tom’s Hardware’s published CPU gaming benchmarks. Performance per dollar is our own calculation on top of that data.
1080p Gaming
The Core i5-12600 scores 50.9 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-pound rank among all CPUs with live pricing in the UK
Gaming value
#72
Productivity value
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Where to buy the Core i5-12600
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Updated | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senetic | In stock Delivery 21 days | £225.25 + £15.35 shipping |  |
The Core i5-12600 starts from £225.25 across 1 retailer. Prices update daily from live stock. Prices include 20% VAT. Shipping is shown under each price, and offers are listed by price plus shipping.
Complete the build
The cheapest in-stock parts that actually fit the Core i5-12600 — matched on socket and power delivery using the same rules as our PC Builder, priced live.
The most affordable LGA1700 board in stock that is wired to feed the Core i5-12600 at full power. It takes DDR4 memory.
The Core i5-12600's bundled Laminar RM1 Cooler can't keep up with its sustained power draw, so an aftermarket cooler is the safer buy. This is the cheapest air cooler in stock that fits LGA1700 and handles its heat.
Contains affiliate links. Prices update regularly and may differ at the retailer.
Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 6 / 12
- P-cores
- 6
- E-cores
- 0
- Base clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.8 GHz
- Architecture
- Alder Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 18 MB
- L2 cache
- 7.5 MB
- Process node
- Intel 7
- Released
- 2022-01-01
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
- 65W
- Max power
- 117W
- Integrated graphics
- UHD Graphics 770
- Stock cooler
- Laminar RM1 Cooler
The Core i5-12600 pairs 6 cores with 18 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 7 process. Compare the Core i5-12600 against the full CPU lineup on the full processor rankings, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
How the Core i5-12600 compares
Similar CPUs worth a look, based on live prices in the UK and 1080p gaming performance. Open a card for its full spec sheet.
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