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The Intel Core i5-12600K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Alder Lake architecture and released in 2021. This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 3700 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 20 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 10 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-12600K is designed for the FCLGA1700 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 770 graphics.

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Alder Lake architecture and released in 2021. This CPU features 12 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 25 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 10 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-12700K is designed for the FCLGA1700 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 770 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Intel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-12700K
Popularity (0-100) 79%90%
Performance (0-100) 80%86%
Blender Score / $1 1.01.0

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-12700K
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 1012
Threads 1620
Speed 3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo 4.9 GHz5 GHz
Current Price $212$289
Release Price $318$450
Release Date 20212021
GPU Intel® UHD Graphics 770Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Socket FCLGA1700FCLGA1700
L3 20 MB25 MB
Base TDP 125 W125 W
Max TDP
Nm 10 nm10 nm
Unlocked YesYes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Intel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-12700K
Blender Score 219.4279.6
Top % Ranking 80 %86 %
Blender Score / $1 1.01.0
Samples 281471

Details

Intel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-12700K
Class Intel CoreIntel Core
Code Name Alder LakeAlder Lake
Performance Cores 68
Efficiency Cores 44
Memory Type DDR5DDR5
Max Memory 128 MB128 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
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L1 Cache
L2 Cache 9.5 MB12.0 MB

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