Core i5-12600

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
6	12	3.3 GHz	4.8 GHz

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $233

Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz

Specifications

General
Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Collection	Core i5
Codename	Alder Lake

Performance
Cores	6
Threads	12
Base Frequency	3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.8 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	65 W
Overclockable	No
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770

My Games With Core i5-12600

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

296

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

226

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

897

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

214

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

239

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-12600 Alternatives

With selected game settings

Core i7-12700K

157 FPS+3%

£1.33/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 9 5900X

148 FPS-3%

£1.38/FPS

Ryzen 9 5950X

148 FPS-3%

£1.99/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

Core i9-12900K

159 FPS+4%

£2.06/FPS

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Core i9-12900KF

157 FPS+3%

£1.64/FPS

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Core i5-12600K

155 FPS+1%

£1.54/FPS

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Core i7-14700KF

167 FPS+9%

£1.96/FPS

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Core i7-13700K

164 FPS+7%

£1.88/FPS

Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz

Core i7-12700KF

157 FPS+3%

£1.39/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Core i5-13600K

160 FPS+5%

£1.45/FPS

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

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Performance

Price

Value

Core i7-9700K

Oct 19th, 2018

Grand Theft Auto V

Core i5-13600K

Sep 27th, 2022

£232.22

Grand Theft Auto V

£232.22 on Amazon

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Core i5-13600KF

Sep 27th, 2022

Grand Theft Auto V

Core i3-14100

Jan 8th, 2024

£124.99

Grand Theft Auto V

£124.99 on Amazon

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Ryzen 7 5700

Apr 4th, 2022

£134.44

Grand Theft Auto V

£134.44 on Amazon

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Core i7-8700K

Oct 5th, 2017

£185.98

Grand Theft Auto V

£185.98 on Amazon

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Ryzen 7 7700

Jan 14th, 2023

Grand Theft Auto V

Core i5-14500

Jan 8th, 2024

£232.68

Grand Theft Auto V

£232.68 on Amazon

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Core i5-14400F

Jan 8th, 2024

Grand Theft Auto V

Core i5-14600K

Oct 17th, 2023

£227.97

Grand Theft Auto V

£227.97 on Amazon

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Ryzen 3 3200G

Jul 7th, 2019

Grand Theft Auto V

Core i9-13900K

Sep 27th, 2022

£416.35

Grand Theft Auto V

£416.35 on Amazon

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Core i5-12600

Prices and Stock
MSRP $233

Specifications

Core i5-12600 FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i5-12600

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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