Intel CPU

Core i5-12600K

Median Recent Price: $208 | MSRP: $289

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Average FPS

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157FPS

EfficiencyRANK #30 / 41

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0.755FPS/$

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21 Games Average

1080p on Low Settings

using RTX 5090

Core i5-12600K Specifications

The CPU's architecture details

General

Release Date2021-11-04

MSRP$289

Current Price$208

Generation12th Gen

CodenameAlder Lake

Performance

Cores10

Threads16

TDP125W

Clocks

Base Clock3.7 GHz

Boost Clock4.9 GHz

SocketLGA 1700

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