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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Core i5-12600KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12600

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 4 Nov 2021
L1 cache	480 KB vs 384 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600KF

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3929 vs 3829
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27849 vs 21506
Around 22% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7960 vs 6527

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3929 vs 3829
PassMark - CPU mark	27849 vs 21506
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7960 vs 6527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3829

3929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21506

27849

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6527

7960

Name	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core i5-12600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	3829	3929
PassMark - CPU mark	21506	27849
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6527	7960

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	4 Nov 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$264 - $274
Place in performance rating	449	324
Processor Number	i5-12600	i5-12600KF
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	Intel 7
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)