Intelova arhitektura Alder Lakea^{(Alder Lake)} je ona koja je konačno vratila procesore tvrtke u središte pozornosti. Sada se ponovno mogu natjecati s AMD-ovim, i ljudi to primjećuju. Tradicionalno, Intelovi procesori srednjeg ranga su modeli Core i5 - oni koje većina nas, barem oni kojima je stalo do cijene po aspektu performansi, traži. Najnoviji model, nazvan Intel Core i5-12600K, dolazi s deset jezgri i 16 niti i može postići radne brzine do 4,9 GHz bez potrebe da se oznoji. Testirali smo ga i igrali se s njim, a sada smo spremni pokazati što može učiniti. Čitajte dalje i saznajte je li Intel Core i5-12600K CPU koji biste trebali kupiti za svoje računalo:

Intel Core i5-12600K: Kome je dobar?

Ovaj procesor je jedan od najboljih izbora koji možete napraviti ako:

• Želite CPU s izvrsnim igraćim performansama
• Tražite snažan procesor koji može podnijeti sve što mu bacite
• Namjeravate potrošiti samo razumnu količinu novca i izbjegavati uređaje s previsokim cijenama

Za i protiv

Mnogo je dobrih stvari za reći o Intel Core i5-12600K:

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• Jedan od najboljih procesora za igre trenutno dostupnih na tržištu
• 10 jezgri i 16 niti koje nude izvrsne performanse s više niti
• Velika brzina^(High-speed) postignuta u turbo boost brzini (4,9 GHz )
• Podrška za PCI Express 5.0
• Može raditi i s DDR5 i DDR4 memorijom
• Razumna cijena za procesor svoje klase

Postoji i nekoliko nedostataka:

• U usporedbi s AMD-ovim alternativama, radi se o procesoru koji je gladan energije
• Intel ne isporučuje hladnjak s ovim CPU-om^(CPU)

Presuda

Intel Core^{(Intel Core)} i5-12600K je glavni^(THE) desktop procesor za igranje u vrijeme ovog pregleda. Njegove ocjene u mjerilima su izvrsne, a omjer performansi i cijene bolji je od konkurencije. Ako trenutno gradite novo računalo za igre, procesor Core i5-12600K je izvrstan izbor. Toplo ga preporučamo svim našim čitateljima jer je jedan od najboljih stolnih procesora na tržištu.

Otpakivanje procesora Intel Core i5-12600K

Baš kao i svi Intelovi procesori 12. generacije, Intel Core i5-12600K pakiran je u malu plavu kartonsku kutiju. Njegov dizajn je jednostavan i samo vam govori koji ste procesor kupili. Nema puno tehničkih specifikacija na popisu, osim činjenice da je CPU otključan i da koristi LGA1700 socket .

Pakiranje korišteno za Intel Core i5-12600K

Stražnja strana kutije jednako je jednostavna kao i prednja, ali ima izrez koji otkriva stvarni Intel Core i5-12600K procesor. Unutar pakiranja nalazi se samo procesor i mala knjižica koja sadrži priručnik za instalaciju i detalje o jamstvu.

Intel Core i5-12600K: stražnja strana kutije

Otpakiranje Intel Core i5-12600K procesora je brzo, jer paket sadrži samo ono što je potrebno. Nažalost, tvrtka ne isporučuje hladnjak s ovim CPU-om.^{(Unboxing the Intel Core i5-12600K processor is quick, as the package contains only the essentials. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t bundle a cooler with this CPU.)}

Specifikacije hardvera

Core i5-12600K je Intelova opcija srednjeg ranga iz obitelji stolnih procesora Alder Lake . Njegova preporučena cijena pri lansiranju je 289 ~ 299 USD , iako to nije ona koju smo vidjeli u trgovinama, gdje je navedena za oko 20 USD više. Ako odlučite potrošiti svoj novac na Intel Core i5-12600K, dobit ćete deset jezgri, 16 niti, 20 MB Intel Smart Cachea^{(Intel Smart Cache)} i integrirani Intel UHD Graphics 770 čip.

Pogled na Intel Core i5-12600K

Kako je izgrađen na arhitekturi Alder Lakea^{(Alder Lake)} , jezgre procesora nisu sve iste, a neke su brže od drugih. Od deset jezgri, šest su jezgre performansi (također nazvane P-jezgre^(P-cores) ) koje rade na osnovnom taktu od 3,7 GHz i turbo pojačanju na 4,9 GHz . Ostale četiri jezgre učinkovite su jezgre (ili E-jezgre) koje rade na standardnoj frekvenciji od 2,8 GHz i mogu doseći maksimalnu brzinu od 3,6 GHz .

P-jezgre^(P-cores) rješavaju najzahtjevnije zadatke, dok E-jezgre rješavaju manje izazovne zadatke. Očigledno, performansne jezgre su one koje čine težak zadatak u igrama i zahtjevnim aplikacijama. Još jedna bitna razlika između dva seta jezgri na 12. generaciji Intelovih^(Intel) procesora je ta što performansne jezgre dolaze s HyperThreadingom^{(HyperThreading)} , dok učinkovite jezgre ne. To dovodi do nekonvencionalnog broja niti. Na procesoru Intel Core^{(Intel Core)} i5-12600K koji danas testiramo, dobili smo 16 niti jer ima 6 P-jezgri^(P-cores) s po 2 niti (dakle ukupno 12 niti), plus još 4 E-jezgre svaka s jednom niti.

Donja strana Intel Core i5-12600K

Nedostatak je, da tako kažem, to što Intelovi Alder Lake procesori trebaju Windows 11 da bi mogli raditi u potpunosti. Dakle, dok će Intel Core i5-12600K, na primjer, raditi lijepo na Windows 10 ili Linuxu^(Linux) , svoju ćete pravu snagu dobiti samo u Windowsu 11^{(Windows 11)} jer je, trenutno, jedini operativni sustav koji zna kako upravljati svojim različitim (performansama) i učinkovitost) jezgre. Za više pojedinosti pročitajte Windows 11 u odnosu na Windows 10 na Intel Core procesorima 12. generacije^{(Windows 11 vs. Windows 10 on 12th Gen Intel Core processors)} .

Što se tiče memorije, Intel Core i5-12600K podržava do 128 GB DDR4 ili DDR5 RAM-a^{(DDR5 RAM)} . Prije kupnje RAM-a^(RAM) morat ćete odabrati pravu matičnu ploču jer na tržištu ne postoje matične ploče koje mogu odgovarati obje vrste memorije.

Prelazeći na podršku za PCI Express , morate znati da Intel Core i5-12600K podržava obje revizije 5.0 i 4.0. Ima 20 PCIe traka koje se mogu podijeliti između grafičke kartice ( x16 ) i NVMe SSD (x4). Alternativno, također se mogu koristiti u konfiguraciji od dvije x8 komponente plus jedna x4.

Pojedinosti o Intel Core i5-12600K prikazanom od strane CPU-Z

Konačno, nekoliko riječi o potrošnji energije: Intel je odustao od korištenja standardnih TDP (Thermal Design Power) mjerenja za svoje procesore 12. generacije^(Gen) , umjesto toga dajući pojedinosti o vrijednostima bazne snage procesora^{(Processor Base Power)} i maksimalne turbo snage^{(Maximum Turbo Power)} . PBP ( osnovna snaga procesora^{(Processor Base Power)} ) određuje količinu električne energije koju CPU zahtijeva u normalnim okolnostima, dok MTP ( maksimalna turbo snaga^{(Maximum Turbo Power)} ) specificira maksimalnu snagu procesora^(CPU) kada radi na najvišoj turbo brzini. U slučaju Intel Core i5-12600K,PBP je 125 W, a MTP je 150 W.

Ako želite provjeriti sve tehničke specifikacije Intel Core i5-12600K, posjetite njegovu službenu web stranicu: Intel Core i5-12600K Specifikacije proizvoda^{(Intel Core i5-12600K Product Specifications)} .

Intelov Core i5-12600K ima izvrsne specifikacije i originalnu arhitekturu koje ga čine jakim konkurentom u segmentu stolnih procesora srednjeg ranga. Njegova maksimalna turbo brzina je samo sramežljiva od 5 GHz (4,9 GHz), što nas tjera da vjerujemo da je odličan CPU za igranje igara. Sada da vidimo što nam govore mjerila:^{(Intel’s Core i5-12600K has excellent specs and an original architecture that make it a strong competitor in the mid-range desktop processors segment. Its maximum turbo speed is just shy of 5 GHz (4.9 GHz), which makes us believe that it’s a great CPU for gaming. Now let’s see what the benchmarks tell us:)}

Performanse u mjerilima i igrama

Testirali smo Intel Core i5-12600K procesor na osobnom računalu sa sljedećim hardverom i softverom:

• Matična ploča: ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI
• Memorija: ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 RAM (2 x 16GB, 5200MHz)
• Grafička kartica: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
• Pohrana: ADATA Legend 840 PCIe Gen4 X4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
• Napajanje: ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum
• Operativni sustav: Windows 11 Pro verzija 21H2 ^{(Pro Version 21H2)} Build 22000.527

Kako bismo dobili jasniju ideju o performansama koje nudi Intel Core i5-12600K, usporedili smo ga s njegovim snažnijim bratom, Intel Core i7-12700K (do 5,0 GHz, 12 jezgri i 20 niti). Međutim, jedan vrlo važan aspekt je da smo za potonje imali drugačiju hardversku konfiguraciju kada smo je pregledali ( ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme , Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 Memory , ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ). Brojke koje smo dobili u mjerilima utječu različiti hardver koji smo koristili, ali oni bi i dalje trebali biti dobri pokazatelji performansi koje dobivate od i5-12600K u odnosu na i7-12700K.

Počeli smo s pokretanjem CPU-Z za mjerenje performansi jednog niti procesora. Dobili smo izvrsnu ocjenu od 732 boda, ne zaostajajući daleko od 792 boda koje je postigao i7-12700K (što je 8,2% bolje).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: CPU-Z Single Thread

U multi-Thread mjerilu CPU-Z , Intel Core i5-12600K uspio je dobiti rezultat od 7005 bodova. Na njemu je dostupno manje jezgri u odnosu na i7-12700K, a pokazuje: potonji je oko 32% bolji. Međutim, rezultat je još uvijek impresivan za svoju klasu.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: CPU-Z Multi Thread

Prelazeći na mjerila za renderiranje, u Cinebench R23 , Intel Core i5-12600K postigao je rezultat za sve jezgre od 16843 boda. To je također izvrstan rezultat (i7-12700K je 31,3% brži).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: Cinebench R23

U Blenderu smo odlučili renderirati bmw27 i scene iz učionice . ^(classroom)Ovdje, što je kraće vrijeme renderiranja, to bolje. Intel Core^{(Intel Core)} i5-12600K trebao je 9,2 minute, što je 33,3% više od 6,9 minuta koje je i7-12700K proveo na istim poslovima. Ali to je i dalje izvrstan rezultat.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: Blender

Sljedeći je došao PCMark 10 , softver koji se koristi kada trebate mjeriti performanse računala u uobičajenim aktivnostima kao što su pregledavanje weba, video konferencije, uredski rad i stvaranje digitalnog sadržaja. S Intel Core i5-12600K smo dobili ocjenu od 6970 bodova, što nam govori da će svako računalo opremljeno ovim procesorom biti vrlo brzo u svakodnevnim zadacima.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: PCMark 10

Kako bismo potvrdili našu prethodnu izjavu, Intel Core i5-12600K odlučio je da bi trebao dobiti isti rezultat u testu preglednika JetStream 2 kao i7-12700K. 🙂 Drugim riječima, kada je uključeno pregledavanje weba, testirani procesor je jednako brz kao i njegov stariji brat.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: JetStream 2

U 7-Zip, Intel Core i5-12600K postigao je stopu kompresije od 77,5 MB/s. Sporiji je od i7-12700K (za 13,9%), ali i dalje vrlo impresivan rezultat s obzirom na manje jezgri i niti.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: 7-Zip kompresija

Slično, brzina dekompresije koju je izmjerio 7-Zip bila je izvrsna, ali ne u usporedbi s vrhunskim i7-12700K (koji je 19,7% brži).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: 7-Zip dekompresija

Nastavili smo s benchmarkom koji ocjenjuje performanse procesora u igrama: 3DMark CPU Profile . Kako većina današnjih igara zna raditi s više niti, usporedili smo rezultate za sve jezgre. Intel Core^{(Intel Core)} i5-12600K postigao je rezultat od 7962 boda. Možda izgleda slabo u odnosu na i7-12700K CPU , ali zapravo je vrlo dobar rezultat koji ovaj procesor opisuje kao izvrstan izbor za igranje igara.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: 3DMark CPU profil^{(CPU Profile)}

NAPOMENA:^{(NOTE: )} Kako bismo što je više moguće izbjegli uska grla GPU -a, za mjerila igre koristili smo rezoluciju od 1080p i najniže postavke vizualne kvalitete. ^(GPU)Međutim, kao što smo spomenuli na početku ovog odjeljka, rezultati koje smo dobili su s različitim hardverskim komponentama, uključujući grafičku jedinicu. Dakle, uzimajte sve od sada pa nadalje s rezervom.

U Shadow of the Tomb^{(Tomb Raider)} Raideru , koristeći Intel Core i5-12600K, izmjerili smo brzinu kadrova od 191 fps. Ne zaostaje mnogo za onim što smo dobili s Intel Core i7-12700K.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: Shadow of the Tomb Raider

U Metro Exodus , igrici koja je vrlo zahtjevna za energijom, grafička kartica GeForce RTX 3050 pokazala se kao usko grlo za naš CPU . Ipak, dobili smo izvrstan rezultat: 165 sličica u sekundi.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: Metro Exodus

Slično, u Assassin 's Creed Valhalla grafička kartica nije dopustila našem Intel Core i5-12600K da ostvari svoj puni potencijal, iako rezultat nije bio nimalo loš: 117 fps.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark rezultati: Assassin 's Creed Valhalla

Kako bismo testirali temperature Intel Core i5-12600K, koristili smo AIDA64 testove stabilnosti. Maksimalna temperatura koju smo vidjeli bila je samo 65 stupnjeva Celzija^(Celsius) (149 stupnjeva Fahrenheita^(Fahrenheit) ). Nisko je, a super je! 🙂

Temperature Intel Core i5-12600K

Konačno, provjerili smo i maksimalnu količinu energije koju zahtijeva Intel Core i5-12600K. Na našoj testnoj platformi nije trebao više od 116 W^(Watts) , što je oko 73% onoga što zahtijeva njegov veliki brat, i7-12700K.

Intel Core i5-12600K potrošnja energije

Po našem mišljenju, Intel Core i5-12600K je jedan od najboljih desktop procesora koje danas možete kupiti po razumnoj cijeni. Njegove performanse u igrama su izvrsne i lako se nosi s bilo kojom vrstom redovite računalne aktivnosti.^{(In our opinion, the Intel Core i5-12600K is one of the best desktop processors you can buy for a reasonable price today. Its gaming performance is excellent, and it easily handles any kind of regular computing activity.)}

Kakvo je vaše mišljenje o Intel Core i5-12600K?

Sada znate da je Intel Core i5-12600K jedan od najboljih procesora za igre koje danas možete nabaviti. Sve dok ga uparite s moćnom grafičkom karticom, može se lako nositi sa bilo kojom igrom, a za to ne morate razbiti kasicu prasicu. Kakvo je vaše mišljenje o tome? Namjeravate li ga kupiti? Javite nam u odjeljku za komentare u nastavku.

Intel Core i5-12600K review: This year’s best mid-range gaming CPU?

Intel’s Alder Lake architecture is the one that finally brought the company’s processors back in the spotlight. They are now able to compete with AMD’s once again, and people are notіcing. Traditionally, Intel’s mid-rangе рrocessors are the Core i5 models - the ones most of us, at least those who care about price рer performance aspect, look for. The lаtest model, called Intel Core i5-12600K, cоmes with ten cores and 16 threads and can reach operating speeds оf up to 4.9GHz without breaking a sweat. We’ve tested and plаyed with it, and now we’re ready to show you what it can do. Rеad on and find out whether the Intel Core i5-12600K is the CPU you should buy fоr your computer:

Intel Core i5-12600K: Who is it good for?

This processor is one of the best choices you can make if:

• You want a CPU with excellent gaming performance
• You’re looking for a powerful processor that can handle anything you throw at it
• You only intend to spend a reasonable amount of money and avoid devices with exorbitant prices

Pros and cons

There are many good things to say about the Intel Core i5-12600K:

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• One of the best gaming processors available on the market right now
• 10 cores and 16 threads that offer excellent multi-thread performance
• High-speed achieved in turbo boost speed (4.9 GHz)
• Support for PCI Express 5.0
• Can work with both DDR5 and DDR4 memory
• Reasonable price for a processor of its class

There are also a few downsides:

• Compared to AMD’s alternatives, it’s a power-hungry processor
• Intel doesn’t bundle a cooler with this CPU

Verdict

The Intel Core i5-12600K is THE mainstream desktop processor for gaming at the time of this review. Its scores in benchmarks are excellent, and its performance per price ratio is better than that of its competition. If you are building a new gaming computer right now, the Core i5-12600K processor is an excellent choice. We warmly recommend it to all our readers, as it’s one of the best desktop CPUs on the market.

Unboxing the Intel Core i5-12600K processor

Just like all of Intel’s 12th generation processors, the Intel Core i5-12600K is packaged inside a small blue cardboard box. Its design is simple and only tells you what processor you bought. There aren’t many technical specifications listed, except for the fact that the CPU is unlocked and that it uses the LGA1700 socket.

The packaging used for Intel Core i5-12600K

The back of the box is just as simple as the front, but it has a cutout that exposes the actual Intel Core i5-12600K processor. Inside the package, there’s only the processor and a small booklet that contains the installation manual and warranty details.

Intel Core i5-12600K: The back of the box

Unboxing the Intel Core i5-12600K processor is quick, as the package contains only the essentials. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t bundle a cooler with this CPU.

Hardware specifications

The Core i5-12600K is Intel’s mid-range option from the Alder Lake family of desktop processors. Its recommended price at launch is 289 ~ 299 USD, although that’s not the one we’ve seen in stores, where it’s listed for about 20 USD more. If you choose to spend your money on the Intel Core i5-12600K, you will get ten cores, 16 threads, 20 MB of Intel Smart Cache, and an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 chip.

A look at the Intel Core i5-12600K

As it’s built on the Alder Lake architecture, the processor’s cores are not all the same, and some are faster than others. Out of the ten cores, six are performance cores (also named P-cores) that run at a base clock of 3.7 GHz and turbo boost to 4.9 GHz. The other four cores are efficiency cores (or E-cores) that run at a standard frequency of 2.8 GHz and can reach a maximum speed of 3.6 GHz.

The P-cores handle the most demanding tasks, while the E-cores handle the less challenging tasks. Obviously, the performance cores are the ones that do the heavy-lifting in games and taxing applications. Another essential difference between the two sets of cores on 12th generation Intel processors is that the performance cores come with HyperThreading, while efficiency cores don’t. That leads to the unconventional number of threads. On the Intel Core i5-12600K processor that we’re testing today, we get 16 threads because it has 6 P-cores with 2 threads each (so 12 threads total), plus another 4 E-cores each with a single thread.

The underside of the Intel Core i5-12600K

The downside, so to speak, is that Intel’s Alder Lake processors need Windows 11 to run at their fullest. So while the Intel Core i5-12600K will run nicely on Windows 10 or Linux, for example, you’ll only get its real power in Windows 11 because, right now, it’s the only operating system that knows how to manage its different (performance and efficiency) cores. For more details, read Windows 11 vs. Windows 10 on 12th Gen Intel Core processors.

In terms of memory, the Intel Core i5-12600K supports up to 128 GB of either DDR4 or DDR5 RAM. You’ll have to choose the right motherboard before you buy the RAM because there are no mainboards on the market that can fit both memory types.

Moving on to PCI Express support, you have to know that the Intel Core i5-12600K supports both revisions 5.0 and 4.0. It has 20 PCIe lanes which can be split between the graphics card (x16) and the NVMe solid-state drive (x4). Alternatively, they could also be used in a configuration of two x8 components plus one x4.

Details about the Intel Core i5-12600K shown by CPU-Z

Finally, a few words about power consumption: Intel abandoned the use of the standard TDP (Thermal Design Power) measurements for its 12th Gen processors, instead providing details about the Processor Base Power and Maximum Turbo Power values. PBP (Processor Base Power) specifies the amount of electrical energy required by the CPU in normal circumstances, while MTP (Maximum Turbo Power) specifies the maximum power requirements of the CPU when running at its highest turbo speed. In the case of Intel Core i5-12600K, the PBP is 125 Watts, and the MTP is 150 Watts.

If you want to check all the technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-12600K, visit its official webpage: Intel Core i5-12600K Product Specifications.

Intel’s Core i5-12600K has excellent specs and an original architecture that make it a strong competitor in the mid-range desktop processors segment. Its maximum turbo speed is just shy of 5 GHz (4.9 GHz), which makes us believe that it’s a great CPU for gaming. Now let’s see what the benchmarks tell us:

Performance in benchmarks and games

We tested the Intel Core i5-12600K processor on a PC with the following hardware and software:

• Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI
• Memory: ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 RAM (2 x 16GB, 5200MHz)
• Graphics Card: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
• Storage: ADATA Legend 840 PCIe Gen4 X4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
• Power Supply Unit: ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro Version 21H2 Build 22000.527

To get a clearer idea about the performance offered by the Intel Core i5-12600K, we compared it with its more powerful sibling, Intel Core i7-12700K (up to 5.0GHz, 12 cores, and 20 threads). However, one very important aspect is that, for the latter, we had a different hardware configuration when we reviewed it (ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 Memory, ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090). The numbers we got in benchmarks are influenced by the different hardware we used, but they should still be good indicators of the performance you get from the i5-12600K versus the i7-12700K.

We started by running CPU-Z to measure the processor's single-thread performance. We got an excellent score of 732 points, not far behind the 792 points achieved by the i7-12700K (which is 8.2% better).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: CPU-Z Single Thread

In CPU-Z's Multi-Thread benchmark, the Intel Core i5-12600K was able to obtain a score of 7005 points. There are fewer cores available on it compared to the i7-12700K, and it shows: the latter is about 32% better. However, the result is still impressive for its class.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: CPU-Z Multi Thread

Moving on to the rendering benchmarks, in Cinebench R23, Intel Core i5-12600K managed an all-cores score of 16843 points. It’s an excellent result too (the i7-12700K is 31.3% faster).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: Cinebench R23

In Blender, we chose to render the bmw27 and classroom scenes. Here, the shorter the rendering time, the better. The Intel Core i5-12600K needed 9.2 minutes, which is 33.3% more than the 6.9 minutes spent by the i7-12700K in the same jobs. But it’s still an excellent result.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: Blender

Next came PCMark 10, the go-to software when you need to measure the performance of a computer in common activities such as browsing the web, video conferencing, office work, and creating digital content. With the Intel Core i5-12600K, we got a score of 6970 points, which tells us that any computer equipped with this processor will be very fast in daily tasks.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: PCMark 10

To confirm our previous statement, the Intel Core i5-12600K decided that it should get the same score in the JetStream 2 browser benchmark as the i7-12700K. 🙂 In other words, when web browsing is involved, the tested processor is just as fast as its older brother.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: JetStream 2

In 7-Zip, the Intel Core i5-12600K achieved a compression rate of 77.5MB/s. It’s slower than the i7-12700K (by 13.9%) but still a very impressive result considering the fewer cores and threads.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: 7-Zip Compression

Similarly, the decompression speed measured by 7-Zip was excellent, but not on par with the high-end i7-12700K (which is 19.7% faster).

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: 7-Zip Decompression

We continued with a benchmark that evaluates the performance of processors in games: 3DMark CPU Profile. As most games today know how to multi-thread, we compared the all-core results. The Intel Core i5-12600K managed a score of 7962 points. It might look weak against the i7-12700K CPU, but it’s actually a very good result that describes this processor as an excellent choice for gaming.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: 3DMark CPU Profile

NOTE: To avoid GPU bottlenecks as much as possible, for the game benchmarks, we used 1080p resolution and the lowest visual quality settings. However, as we mentioned at the beginning of this section, the results we got are with different hardware components, including the graphics unit. So, take everything from here on with a grain of salt.

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, using the Intel Core i5-12600K, we measured a framerate of 191 fps. It's not very far behind what we got with the Intel Core i7-12700K.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In Metro Exodus, which is one very power-hungry game, the GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card proved to become a bottleneck for our CPU. Still, we got an excellent result: 165 frames per second.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: Metro Exodus

Similarly, in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the graphics card didn’t let our Intel Core i5-12600K achieve its full potential, although the result wasn’t bad at all: 117 fps.

Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark results: Assassin's Creed Valhalla

In order to test the temperatures of the Intel Core i5-12600K, we used AIDA64's stability tests. The maximum temperature we saw was only 65 degrees Celsius (149 degrees Fahrenheit). It's low, and it’s great! 🙂

Intel Core i5-12600K temperatures

Finally, we also checked the maximum amount of power required by the Intel Core i5-12600K. On our test platform, it didn’t need more than 116 Watts, which is about 73% of what its big brother, the i7-12700K, requires.

Intel Core i5-12600K power consumption

In our opinion, the Intel Core i5-12600K is one of the best desktop processors you can buy for a reasonable price today. Its gaming performance is excellent, and it easily handles any kind of regular computing activity.

What's your opinion about the Intel Core i5-12600K?

Now you know that the Intel Core i5-12600K is one of the best gaming processors you can get today. As long as you pair it with a powerful graphics card, it can handle any game easily, and you don’t have to break your piggy bank for that. What’s your opinion about it? Do you intend to buy one? Let us know in the comments section below.

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