Intel CPU

Core i5-12600K

Median Recent Price: $258 | MSRP: $289

Average FPS

⚡

157FPS

EfficiencyRANK #30 / 41

Value Rating

0.609FPS/$

EfficiencyRANK #24 / 41

⚙️

Benchmarking Context

Adjust your settings to see how value changes.

21 Games Average

1080p on Low Settings

using RTX 5090

Core i5-12600K Specifications

The CPU's architecture details

General

Release Dateinvalid

MSRP$289

Current Price$258

Performance

Cores10

Threads16

TDP125W

Clocks

Base Clock3.7 GHz

Boost Clock4.9 GHz

SocketLGA 1700

Intel Core i5-12600K's Alternatives

Compare with the best gaming CPUs in every price tier.

21 Games Average

1080p on Low Settings

using RTX 5090

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

$320

FPS1080p

220

FPS per Dollar

0.688

8 Cores • 16 Threads

#11

Core i9-13900K

$320

FPS1080p

200

FPS per Dollar

0.625

24 Cores • 32 Threads

#13

Core i5-14600K

$299

FPS1080p

195.5

FPS per Dollar

0.654

14 Cores • 20 Threads

#18

Core i5-13600K

$299

FPS1080p

187

FPS per Dollar

0.625

14 Cores • 20 Threads

#19

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

$289.99

FPS1080p

181

FPS per Dollar

0.624

6 Cores • 12 Threads

#20

Core 5 245K

$285.74

FPS1080p

180.2

FPS per Dollar

0.631

14 Cores • 14 Threads

#22

Ryzen 9 7900X

$249.92

FPS1080p

177

FPS per Dollar

0.708

12 Cores • 24 Threads

#24

Ryzen 9 7900

$249.97

FPS1080p

174

FPS per Dollar

0.696

12 Cores • 24 Threads

#25

Ryzen 7 7700X

$200

FPS1080p

173

FPS per Dollar

0.865

8 Cores • 16 Threads

#30

Currently Viewing

Core i5-12600K

$258

FPS1080p

157

FPS per Dollar

0.609

10 Cores • 16 Threads

#32

Ryzen 9 5950X

$326

FPS1080p

148

FPS per Dollar

0.454

16 Cores • 32 Threads

#33

Ryzen 9 5900X

$225

FPS1080p

147

FPS per Dollar

0.653

12 Cores • 24 Threads

#34

Ryzen 7 5700X

$198.7

FPS1080p

142

FPS per Dollar

0.715

8 Cores • 16 Threads

13 Items Available