Intel Core i5 12600 6-core LGA 1700
Cores 6
Threads 12
Boost Clock 4800 MHz
L3 Cache 18 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA 1700
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
78 Overall Score
Price MX$10,883
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong single thread (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong platform (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average affordability (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i5 |
| Model | 12600 |
| Codename | Alder Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 6 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base Clock | 3300 |
| Boost Clock | 4800 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 7.5 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 21285 |
| PassMark Single | 3811 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 4800 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1700 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Max Turbo Power | 117 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i5 12600 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | D&H Core i9 BX80673I99940X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8 | 64 | 16 | - | 14 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 | 128 | 32 | - | 28 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4800 | 5200 | 4400 | 3900 | - | 4400 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 18 | 96 | 256 | 37.5 | - | 19.25 |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 360 | 195 | - | 165 |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | - | LGA2066 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 12600 | 75 | 69.7 | 86.7 | 50 | 87.6 | 75.8 | 84.4 | 29 | 88.9 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.7 | 88.1 | 88.8 | 96.5 | 23.5 | 94.8 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 0 | 89 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.3 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.8 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 0 | 78.2 | 89.5 | 0 | 2.7 | 79.8 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.1 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 0 | 65.7 | 97 | 0 | 6.8 | 98.2 |
| D&H Core i9 BX80673I99940X Compare | 87 | 62.6 | 77.2 | 0 | 72.1 | 83.1 | 73.7 | 5.4 | 73.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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