英特尔的Alder Lake 架构^{(Alder Lake architecture)}最终使该公司的处理器重新成为人们关注的焦点。他们现在能够再次与 AMD 竞争，人们注意到了。传统上，英特尔的中端处理器是酷睿 i5^{(Core i5)}型号 - 我们大多数人，至少是那些关心性能价格比的人，^{(performance aspect)}都在寻找。最新型号Intel Core i5-12600K配备 10 个内核和 16 个线程，可以毫不费力地达到高达 4.9GHz 的运行速度。我们已经对其进行了测试和使用，现在我们准备向您展示它的功能。继续阅读并了解Intel Core i5-12600K是否是您应该为您的计算机购买的CPU ：

Intel Core i5-12600K：它对谁有好处？

在以下情况下，此处理器是您可以做出的最佳选择之一：

• 您想要一个具有出色游戏性能的CPU
• 您正在寻找一个强大的处理器，可以处理您扔给它的任何东西
• 您只打算花费合理的金额并避免使用价格过高的设备

优点和缺点

关于Intel Core i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}有很多好话要说：

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• 目前市场上最好的游戏处理器之一
• 10核16线程，提供出色的多线程性能
• ^(High-speed)以涡轮增压速度^{(turbo boost speed)}（4.9 GHz）实现高速
• 支持 PCI Express 5.0
• 可与DDR5 和 DDR4 内存一起使用^{(DDR5 and DDR4 memory)}
• 同类处理器的合理价格

还有一些缺点：

• 与 AMD 的替代品相比，它是一款耗电大的处理器
• 英特尔没有与这款^{(Intel doesn)}CPU捆绑冷却器

判决

英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}是本次评测时用于游戏的主流^{(THE mainstream)} 台式机处理器。^{(desktop processor)}它在基准测试中的得分非常出色，其性价比^{(price ratio)}优于竞争对手。如果您现在正在构建一台新的游戏电脑^{(gaming computer)}，酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Core i5-12600K)}处理器是一个绝佳的选择。我们热烈向所有读者推荐它，因为它是市场上最好的台式机 CPU^{(desktop CPUs)}之一。

拆箱Intel Core i5-12600K处理器

就像所有英特尔第 12 代处理器一样，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}被封装在一个蓝色的小纸板箱内^{(cardboard box)}。它的设计很简单，只告诉你你买了什么处理器。列出的技术规格并不多，除了CPU已解锁并使用LGA1700 插槽^{(LGA1700 socket)}这一事实。

用于Intel Core i5-12600K的封装^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}

盒子的背面和正面一样简单，但它有一个切口，露出了实际的英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}处理器。包装内只有处理器和一本包含安装手册和保修详情的小册子。

Intel Core i5-12600K：包装盒背面

英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K 处理器的拆箱速度很快，因为包装中仅包含必需品。不幸的是，该公司并未将冷却器与此 CPU 捆绑在一起。^{(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.)}

硬件规格

Core i5-12600K是英特尔在 Alder Lake 桌面处理器系列中的中端选择^{(Alder Lake family)}。它在发布时的推荐价格为 289 ~ 299 美元^(USD)，虽然这不是我们在商店中看到的价格，它的标价大约高出 20美元^(USD)。如果您选择将钱花在Intel Core i5-12600K上，您将获得 10 个内核、16 个线程、20 MB 的Intel Smart Cache和集成的Intel UHD Graphics 770芯片。

看一下英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K

由于它建立在Alder Lake 架构^{(Alder Lake architecture)}上，处理器的内核并不完全相同，有些内核比其他内核更快。在十个核心中，有六个是性能核心（也称为P 核心^(P-cores)），它们以3.7 GHz的^(GHz)基本时钟和 4.9 ^{(base clock)}GHz的涡轮增压运行。其他四个核心是效率核心（或 E 核心），以 2.8 GHz^(GHz)的标准频率运行，最高可达到 3.6 GHz的速度。

P 核^(P-cores)处理最苛刻的任务，而 E 核处理难度较低的任务。显然，性能核心是在游戏和繁重的应用程序中承担重任的核心。第 12 代英特尔^(Intel)处理器上两组内核的另一个本质区别是性能内核带有超线程^{(HyperThreading)}，而效率内核则没有。这导致非常规数量的线程。在我们今天测试的Intel Core i5-12600K处理器上，我们得到 16 个线程，因为它有 6 个P 核^(P-cores)，每个核有 2 个线程（所以总共 12 个线程），再加上另外 4 个 E 核，每个核都有一个线程。

英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}的底面

可以这么说，不利的一面是英特尔的Alder Lake处理器需要Windows 11才能充分运行。因此，虽然英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}可以在Windows 10或Linux上很好地运行，但您只能在Windows 11中获得真正的强大功能，因为目前，它是唯一知道如何管理其不同（^{(Windows 11)}性能^{(performance and efficiency)}）的操作系统和效率）核心。有关更多详细信息，请阅读第 12代英特尔酷睿^{(Gen Intel Core)}处理器上的Windows 11 与 Windows 10 。^{(vs. Windows 10)}

在内存方面，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}支持高达 128 GB 的DDR4 或 DDR5 RAM^{(DDR4 or DDR5 RAM)}。在购买RAM^(RAM)之前，您必须选择合适的主板，因为市场上没有可以同时适合这两种内存类型的主板。

继续支持 PCI Express^{(PCI Express support)}，您必须知道Intel Core i5-12600K同时支持 5.0 和 4.0 版本。它有 20 个PCIe通道，可以在显卡 ( x16 ) 和NVMe固态驱动器 (x4) 之间拆分。或者，它们也可以用于两个 x8 组件加上一个 x4 的配置。

CPU-Z显示的有关^(CPU-Z)Intel Core i5-12600K的详细信息

最后，关于功耗^{(power consumption)}的几句话：英特尔^(Intel)放弃了对其第 12代处理器使用标准^(Gen)TDP（热设计功耗^{(Thermal Design Power)}）测量，而是提供有关处理器基本功率^{(Processor Base Power)}和最大涡轮功率^{(Maximum Turbo Power)}值的详细信息。PBP（Processor Base Power ）指定^{(Processor Base Power)}CPU在正常情况下所需的电能数量，而MTP（Maximum Turbo Power ）指定^{(Maximum Turbo Power)}CPU在最高^(CPU)睿^{(turbo speed)}频运行时的最大功率需求. 在Intel Core i5-12600K的情况下，PBP为 125 瓦，MTP为 150 瓦。

如果您想查看英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}的所有技术规格，请访问其官方网页：英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K 产品规格^{(Intel Core i5-12600K Product Specifications)}。

英特尔的酷睿 i5-12600K 具有出色的规格和原始架构，使其成为中端台式机处理器领域的强大竞争对手。它的最大涡轮速度略低于 5 GHz (4.9 GHz)，这让我们相信它是一款出色的游戏 CPU。现在让我们看看基准测试告诉我们什么：^{(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:)}

在基准测试和游戏中的表现

我们在具有以下硬件和软件^{(hardware and software)}的 PC 上测试了Intel Core i5-12600K处理器：

• 主板：华硕ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI^{(ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI)}
• 内存：ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 RAM (2 x 16GB, 5200MHz)
• 显卡：华硕 ROG Strix GeForce RTX ^{(ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050)}3050^(Card) 8GB
• 存储：ADATA Legend 840 PCIe Gen4 X4 M.2 2280 固态硬盘^{(Solid State Drive)}
• 电源^{(Power Supply Unit)}：ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum
• 操作系统^{(Operating System)}：Windows 11 Pro 版本 21H2 ^{(Pro Version 21H2)} Build 22000.527

为了更清楚地了解^{(clearer idea)}Intel Core i5-12600K提供的性能，我们将其与更强大的兄弟Intel Core i7-12700K（高达 5.0GHz、12 核和 20 线程）进行了比较。然而，一个非常重要的方面是，对于后者，我们在评测时有不同的硬件配置（^{(hardware configuration)}华硕 ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme^{(ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme)}、金士顿 FURY Beast DDR5 内存^{(Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 Memory)}、华硕 TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090^{(ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090)}）。我们在基准测试中获得的数字受我们使用的不同硬件的影响，但它们仍然应该是 i5-12600K 与 i7-12700K 性能的良好指标。

我们首先运行CPU-Z来测量处理器的单线程性能。我们获得了 732 分的优异成绩，与 i7-12700K 的 792 分相差不远（高出 8.2%）。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：CPU-Z单线程^{(Single Thread)}

在CPU-Z的多线程基准测试中，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}能够获得 7005 分的成绩。与 i7-12700K 相比，它的可用内核更少，它显示：后者大约好 32%。然而，结果仍然令人印象深刻。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：CPU-Z多线程^{(Multi Thread)}

继续进行渲染基准测试，在Cinebench R23中，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}的全核得分为 16843 分。这也是一个很好的结果（i7-12700K% faster）。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：Cinebench R23

在 Blender 中，我们选择渲染bmw27和教室^(classroom)场景。在这里，渲染时间^{(rendering time)}越短越好。Intel Core i5-12600K需要9.2 分钟，比 i7-12700K 在相同作业中花费的 6.9 分钟多 33.3%。但这仍然是一个很好的结果。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：Blender

接下来是PCMark 10，当您需要测量计算机在浏览网页、视频会议^{(video conferencing)}、办公室工作^{(office work)}和创建数字内容等常见活动中的性能时，这是一款必备软件。使用英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}，我们得到了 6970 分的分数，这告诉我们任何配备该处理器的计算机在日常任务中都会非常快。

英特尔酷睿^{(Intel Core)}i5-12600K 基准测试结果：PCMark 10

为了证实我们之前的说法，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}决定它应该在JetStream 2 浏览器基准测试^{(browser benchmark)}中获得与 i7-12700K 相同的分数。🙂 换句话说，当涉及到网页浏览^{(web browsing)}时，被测试的处理器和它的哥哥一样快。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：JetStream 2

在 7-Zip 中，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}实现了77.5MB/s 的压缩率^{(compression rate)}。它比 i7-12700K 慢（13.9%），但考虑到更少的内核和线程，它仍然是一个非常令人印象深刻的结果。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：7-Zip 压缩

同样，7-Zip测得的解压速度^{(decompression speed)}也很出色，但与高端的 i7-12700K（% faster）不相上下。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：7-Zip 解压

我们继续使用评估游戏处理器性能的基准测试：3DMark CPU Profile。由于当今大多数游戏都知道如何使用多线程，因此我们比较了全核结果。英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}得分为 7962 分。与 i7-12700K CPU相比，它可能看起来很弱，但它实际上是一个非常好的结果，将这款处理器描述为游戏的绝佳选择。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：3DMark CPU Profile

注意：^{(NOTE: )}为了尽可能避免GPU瓶颈，对于游戏基准测试，我们使用了 1080p 分辨率和最低视觉质量设置。^(GPU)但是，正如我们在本节开头提到的，我们得到的结果是使用不同的硬件组件，包括图形单元。所以，从这里开始，对一切都持保留态度。

在《古墓丽影^{(Tomb Raider)}》中，我们使用Intel Core i5-12600K测^(Shadow)得的帧速率为 191 fps。它与我们使用英特尔酷睿 i7-12700K^{(Intel Core i7-12700K)}得到的结果相差不远。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：古墓丽影^{(Tomb Raider)}之影^(Shadow)

在Metro Exodus这个非常耗电的游戏中，GeForce RTX 3050显卡被证明是我们CPU的瓶颈。尽管如此，我们还是得到了出色的结果：每秒 165 帧。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：Metro Exodus

同样，在《刺客^(Assassin)信条：英灵^{(Creed Valhalla)}殿》中，显卡并没有让我们的英特尔酷睿^{(Intel Core)}i5-12600K 充分发挥其潜力，尽管结果^{(result wasn)}一点也不差：117 fps。

Intel Core i5-12600K 基准测试结果：刺客信条^(Assassin)瓦尔哈拉^{(Creed Valhalla)}

为了测试Intel Core i5-12600K的温度，我们使用了AIDA64的稳定性测试。我们看到的最高温度只有65摄氏度^(Celsius)（149华氏度^(Fahrenheit)）。它很低，而且很棒！🙂

英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K 温度

最后，我们还检查了Intel Core i5-12600K所需的最大电量。在我们的测试平台上^{(test platform)}，它不需要超过 116瓦^(Watts)，大约是它的老大哥 i7-12700K 所需的 73%。

Intel Core i5-12600K功耗^{(power consumption)}

在我们看来，英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K 是您今天可以以合理的价格买到的最好的台式机处理器之一。它的游戏性能非常出色，可以轻松处理任何类型的常规计算活动。^{(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.)}

您对英特尔酷睿 i5-12600K^{(Intel Core i5-12600K)}有何看法？

现在您知道Intel Core i5-12600K是您今天可以获得的最好的游戏处理器之一。只要您将它与功能强大的显卡配对，它就可以轻松处理任何游戏，而且您不必为此打破您的存钱罐。你对此有何看法？你打算买一个吗？在下面的评论部分让我们知道。

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

Intel’s Alder Lake architecturе is the one that finally brought the company’s processorѕ back in the spotlіght. They are now able to comрete with AMD’s once again, and people are noticing. Traditionally, Intel’s mid-range processors are the Core i5 models - the ones most of us, at least those who care about price per performance аsрect, look for. The latest model, called Intel Core i5-12600K, comes wіth ten cores and 16 threads and can reach operating speeds of up to 4.9GHz without breaking a sweat. We’ve tested and played with it, and now we’re ready to show you what it can do. Read on and find out whether the Intel Core i5-12600K іs the CPU you should buy for 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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