12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to... & Free shipping
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  • iGPU:
  • Boost/Base Clock: 3.6 GHz (E-Cores), 4.9GHz (P-Cores) / 2.8 GHz(E-Cores), 3.7GHz (P-Cores)
  • Core/Thread Count: 10 Core / 16 Thread
  • Cache: 864 KB of level 1 cache + 9.5 MB of level 2 cache + 20 MB of L3 Cache
  • TDP: 125 Watts
  • CPU Socket: LGA1700
  • CPU Transistor size: 10 Nanometers
  • CPU Series: Alder Lake
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    Last updated on March 28, 2024 1:10 PM
    12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF
    12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF

    13,370.10$

    Description

    12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF | Review

    The i5 12600KF by Intel is a part of its 12th Generation Alder lake lineup for Mid Range desktops and workstations. It is powered by 6 high-power cores (Golden Cove Cores) and 4 power-efficient cores (Gracemont Cores) with the power-efficient Gracemont cores having a base clock of 3.4 GHz and a boost clock of 3.6 GHz on the other hand the high-performance golden cove cores have a base clock of 4.5 GHz and a boost clock of 4.9 GHz. Based on Intel’s 10 nanometers architecture intel claims an IPC (instructions per cycle) gain of 19% compared to its predecessor Rocket Lake. According to Intel the base TDP (PL1) of the i5 12600KF is 125 Watts and can be boosted up to TDP (PL2) 228 Watts. Other key features include support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory.

    12600KF Release Date

    Alder Lake flagship will available on Newegg and Amazon on 4th November 2021 for 319.99 USD.

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    Price history for Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
    Latest updates:
    • $160.44 - March 28, 2024
    • $160.99 - March 27, 2024
    Since: March 27, 2024
    • Highest Price: $160.99 - March 27, 2024
    • Lowest Price: $160.44 - March 28, 2024
    Last Amazon price update was: March 28, 2024 1:10 PM
    × Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon.com (Amazon.in, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, etc) at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.

    How is 12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF Performance (Good or Bad)

    Intel with its new Alder Lake lineup which when compared with its Rocket Lake counterparts sees an impressive 19% IPC gain. Thanks to the Higher IPC we are looking at the better single-threaded performance which translates to Intel taking its Gaming crown back from AMD. If we compare i5 12600KF with Ryzen 5 5600x the 12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF comes out on top with large margins in single-thread benchmarks even beating out 5900x while beating out 5800x in multi-threaded benchmarks.

    Additional information

    Specification: 12th Gen Intel Core i5 12600KF

    Model
    Model

    Specs
    Processor/CPU Model

    CPU Base Clock

    2.8 GHz(E-Cores), 3.7GHz (P-Cores)

    CPU Boost Clock

    3.6 GHz (E-Cores), 4.9GHz (P-Cores)

    CPU Core Count

    10 Core

    Level 1 Cache

    864 KB

    Level 2 Cache

    9.5 MB

    L3 Cache/SLC

    20 MB of L3 Cache

    TDP

    125 Watts

    CPU Thread Count

    16 Thread

    CPU Generation

    CPU/Processor

    Processor’s Series

    Alder Lake

    Socket

    Transistor size

    RAM Speed

    ,

    CPU Benchmarks
    Geekbench 5 (Multi-core)

    12126

    Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

    1801

    Cinebench R15 Multi Core

    2517

    Cinebench R15 Single Core

    269

    Cinebench R20 Multi Core

    6772

    Cinebench R20 Single Core

    740

    Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

    17399

    Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

    1907

    HWBOT x265 v2.2 4K

    26

    WebXPRT 3 Score

    341

    PassMark (Multi Core)

    23838

    PassMark (Single Core)

    3928

    Blender (Less is better)
    Blender 2.93 (bmw27)

    141

    Other Specs
    Operating System

    Specification
    Part Number

    Warranty

    Box: 3 Year Limited Tray: 1 Year Limited

    Release Date

    2021-11-04T00:00:01Z

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