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12th

Gen Intel Core i5-12600K

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 93.2% (120th of 1442)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF00090672 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K
Poor: 56%Average: 93.2% Great: 114%
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

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Excellent average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K averaged just 6.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 172Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 338Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K is 57.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 71Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,197Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 12093.2%
Min Avg Max
27.7 Memory 71 83.1
27.7 1-Core 172 208
29.9 2-Core 338 416
101% 194 Pts
Min Avg Max
45.5 4-Core 621 832
37.8 8-Core 984 1,305
98.7% 802 Pts
Min Avg Max
7.6 64-Core 1,197 1,844
74.1% 1,197 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 185
2-Core 326
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 896
93% 749 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
98% Outstanding
Memory 71.8
1-Core 184
2-Core 372
108% 209 Pts
4-Core 664
8-Core 1,118
108% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,329
82% 1,329 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 70
1-Core 183
2-Core 375
107% 209 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 920
100% 794 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 76
1-Core 159
2-Core 299
95% 178 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 894
87% 715 Pts
64-Core 905
56% 905 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 75.4
1-Core 173
2-Core 300
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 881
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 9 cores, 9 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 70.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 291
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 711
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 934
58% 934 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
77.5% Very good
Memory 59.7
1-Core 159
2-Core 292
89% 170 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 664
76% 594 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,820,433 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 172%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 166%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Gen Intel Core i5-12600K12thBench 93%, 27 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples589x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples431x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples576x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples249x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples234x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples93x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,017

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