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

Testing and Performance

Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i5-12600K (6P+4E cores/16 threads)
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite LCD
• Motherboard: MSI Z690 Unify BIOS 1.0F
• Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200
• Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
• Power supply: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
• SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
• OS: Windows 11

Testing and Performance – Cinebench R23

In Cinebench R23 Multi Core the Core i5-12600K beats previous versions of the Core i5 by a huge margin. It also thrashes AMD Ryzen 7 5800X along with 10th and 11th Gen Core i9, which makes it clear the combination of 6P+4E cores delivers plenty of performance.

The single core performance of the new Core i5 in Cinebench R23 is very impressive and we can see the top of our chart is dominated by Intel 12th Gen.

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