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Intel BX8071512600KF

Core i5-12600KF

Average Bench: 109% (26th of 1385)

Based on 14,090 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00090672 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600KF
Poor: 100%Average: 109% Great: 118%
Gaming
Gaming 109%
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Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 111%
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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Core i5-12600KF averaged 9.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-12600KF near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 734Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 193Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12600KF is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12600KF performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 81.6Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,207Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,090 samples)
Rank 26109%
Min Avg Max
72.1 Memory 81.6 92.6
180 1-Core 193 208
352 2-Core 381 413
114% 219 Pts
Min Avg Max
647 4-Core 734 814
1,053 8-Core 1,207 1,346
119% 971 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,361 64-Core 1,728 1,921
107% 1,728 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
116% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 198
2-Core 392
120% 227 Pts
4-Core 752
8-Core 1,232
121% 992 Pts
64-Core 1,744
108% 1,744 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
115% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 196
2-Core 393
119% 226 Pts
4-Core 756
8-Core 1,083
115% 919 Pts
64-Core 1345
83% 1345 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
109% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 198
2-Core 391
119% 226 Pts
4-Core 692
8-Core 1,189
114% 941 Pts
64-Core 1,777
110% 1,777 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 188
2-Core 370
112% 214 Pts
4-Core 655
8-Core 1197
111% 926 Pts
64-Core 1,771
110% 1,771 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 58,832,964 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 201%
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Desktop
Desktop 112%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $186

CPU
Core i5-12600KFIntel  $220Bench 109%, 14,090 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $760Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,514x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $568Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,313x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples1,248x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $128Bench 395%, 138,490 samples1,096x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $88Bench 332%, 443,394 samples953x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 259%, 105,760 samples811x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 95%, 32,252 samples482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $78Bench 85%, 34,041 samples458x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 32,213 samples396x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,295

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One of if not the best value CPU's out there —Jan '22

DEU-User
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Excellent

3 days ago.

ITS THE BEST CPU FOR THIS PRICE

MOTechGuy
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Excellent

4 months ago.

Outstanding processor for the price. Got this one for really cheap on Amazon Prime Day. Already a boost in FPS without even upgrading my GPU! Also this processor beats the 11th Gen i9! What a deal!

Kyoto_Senshi
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Excellent

10 months ago.

not as hot as i7 or i9

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Intel Core i5-13600K $310Nvidia RTX 3060 $345Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i3-12100F $98Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $850Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $161Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $457Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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