Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600KF

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i5 10 core CPU vs Intel 12th Generation Core i5 10 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Intel Core i5-12600KF

Price

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$ 229.48

$ 223.99

$ 5.48 slightly less expensive

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

94 %

103 %

9% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

120 %

131 %

9% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

85 %

93 %

9% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

83 %

91 %

9% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

13149

0.71% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score

13056

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

253.14

3% slightly higher Blender score

244.53

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

11486

12253

6% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

2357

2468

4% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

11486

12253

6% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

2357

2468

4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.7 GHz

Identical

3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.9 GHz

Identical

4.9 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

150 W

Identical

150 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB

Identical

128 GiB

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

800 KiB

Identical

800 KiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

20 MiB

Identical

20 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

26th of 1,240

20th of 1,240

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

November 2021

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes

Core i5-12600K vs Core i5-12600KF benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12600KF beats the Core i5-12600K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12600K in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. Both the Core i5-12600K and Core i5-12600KF have the same clock speed. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-12600K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.