Intel Core i5-12600K Review

1. Introduction to Intel Core i5-12600K2. Intel Slides and Specs3. CPU Performance - Cinebench4. CPU Performance - CrossMark, Blender & 7-Zip5. Memory Performance - AIDA646. Gaming Performance - Deus Ex & Watch Dogs Legion7. Gaming Performance - Far Cry 6 & 3DMark8. Power Consumption & Temperature9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

Intel Slides and Specs

Features

• Intel 7 Process Technology
• New Processor core architectures
• Performance hybrid architecture, Performance-Core and Efficient-Core (P-core and E-core) architectures integrated into one processor affording intelligent workload prioritization and management distribution with Intel Thread Director
• 6 P-Core + 4 E-Core processor with 24 threads
• Increased L2 Cache and L3 Shared Intel Smart Cache
• DDR5 Memory support up to 6400MHz, DDR4 up to 4000MHz

These screen shots from CPU-Z show details of the novel combination of cores used by Intel 12th Gen, along with the high clock speed and slow latency of DDR5 memory.

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