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Core i5-12600K

2021-11-04 · RRP £228

The Intel Core i5-12600K launched November 2021 and scores 83.8 for gaming, #26 of the 54 processors we rank.

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Performance scores

Gaming →
83.8
#26 of 54 on performance
value 169.8 · #19 of 54 for value
  • Gaming Index84
  • Boost Clock81.7
3D Modelling →
50.8
#21 of 54 on performance
value 102.9 · #16 of 54 for value
  • Cinebench MT43
  • Cores62.5
  • Boost Clock81.7
AI →
36.2
#21 of 54 on performance
value 73.3 · #16 of 54 for value
  • Cinebench MT43
  • AI Throughput0
  • Cores62.5
VR →
83.8
#26 of 54 on performance
value 169.8 · #19 of 54 for value
  • Gaming Index84
  • Boost Clock81.7

Specifications

UserBenchmark Speed109
Cores10
Threads16
Boost Clock4.9 GHz
L3 Cache20 MB
Gaming Index84
Cinebench MT17200
AI Throughput0 TOPS
TDP125 W
RRP£228

We compute these composites ourselves against fixed references (reference hardware ≈ 100). See methodology. RRP is the launch recommended retail price at approximate FX, not live retail.

UserBenchmark Speed is UserBenchmark's real-world effective-speed figure, used with attribution. For CPUs we show it for context only; for graphics cards and memory it also contributes to our score.

Core i5-12600K head-to-head

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