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Intel Core i5 Alder Lake i5-12600K OEM (CM8071504555227)

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Socket: Intel LGA 1700; Cores (cores): 10; Performance (cores): 6; Efficient (cores): 4; Threads (threads): 16; Performance-core Base (GHz): 3.7; Efficient-core Base (GHz): 2.8; IGP: UHD Graphics 770; PCI Express: 5.0;
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Intel Core i5 Alder Lake [12600K OEM]
Intel Core i5 Alder Lake i5-12600K OEM
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SeriesCore i5
Code nameAlder Lake
SocketIntel LGA 1700
Lithography10 nm
In box 
Cores and Threads
Cores10 cores
Performance6 cores
Efficient4 cores
Threads16 threads
Multithreading
Speed
Performance-core Base3.7 GHz
Efficient-core Base2.8 GHz
Performance-core Max4.9 GHz
Efficient-core Max3.6 GHz
Cache
L3 cache20 MB
Specs
IGPUHD Graphics 770
TDP125 W
Thermal Dissipation Max(TDP)150 W
InstructionSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Free multiplier
PCI Express5.0
Max. operating temperature100 °С
Passmark CPU Mark26828 score(s)
Memory
Max. RAM128 GB
Max. DDR4 speed3200 MHz
Max. DDR5 speed4800 MHz
Channels2
Official Websiteark.intel.com
Added to E-Catalogoctober 2021
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CM8071504555227

Hybrid architecture, which implies a combination of high-performance (Performance-cores) and energy-efficient (Efficient-core) cores. Support for DDR5 standard and PCI Express 5.0 interface.
Performance-cores are high-performance cores capable of simultaneously executing up to two computation threads. Efficient-core — energy-efficient cores do not support Hyper-Threading and are designed to handle background workloads.
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Hybrid processor from the Alder Lake family

Against the backdrop of the heyday of AMD and the success of Ryzen processors, Intel engineers had a hard time - revolutions were canceled for too long and the technical process did not change. But in 2021, the ice broke - Intel presented Alder Lake hybrid processors inspired by mobile single-chip systems. The essence of the revolution is this: instead of the classic scheme with identical cores, new Intel chips use a hybrid bundle of computing and energy-efficient cores. The former are involved in serious computational tasks, the latter work in the wings when solving simple background tasks. Many experts called the announcement of Alder Lake the main technical breakthrough of the company over the past 10 years.

Efficient energy consumption

The Core 5-12600K processor has an unlocked multiplier and in our opinion is the best option for games from the entire Alder Lake series. It is equipped with 6 performance and 4 energy efficient cores that operate in the frequency range from 3.7 GHz to 4.9 GHz. All this is seasoned with 20 MB of third-level cache, support for fourth and fifth generation PCI-E buses, as well as the ability to work with DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Compared to the previous generation of Core i5, the new products have increased the maximum power (150 W), but at the same time the overall level of power consumption has decreased.

Support for DDR5 memory and PCI-E 4.0/5.0 interface

In multi-core tests and real work under high load, the Core i5-12600K shows plus or minus the same results as the popular 6-core Ryzen 5 5600X chip. In most applications and games, the difference in performance does not exceed 10%, occasionally it can grow up to 30% and almost always this is due to the peculiarities of the new architecture. For example, the energy-efficient cores of the Core i5-12600K do not support AVX512 instructions, which is why the operating system has to brutally equalize the performance of P and E-cores, which does not always have a good effect on the overall performance of the computer. In some scenarios, the overall performance of the cores is more important than the number of cores. However, we have already seen this story at the dawn of multithreading and automatic overclocking. At first, these were also things for growth, which many users preferred to turn off.

Intel Core i5 Alder Lake configurations

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