Essentials |
Data |
Product Collection |
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
Code Name |
Products formerly Alder Lake |
Vertical Segment |
Desktop |
Processor Number |
i5-12600KF |
Lithography |
Intel 7 |
Use Conditions |
PC/Client/Tablet |
Recommended Customer Price |
$290.00-$300.00 |
CPU Specifications |
Data |
Total Cores |
10 |
# of Performance-cores |
6 |
# of Efficient-cores |
4 |
Total Threads |
16 |
Max Turbo Frequency |
4.90 GHz |
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency |
4.90 GHz |
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency |
3.60 GHz |
Performance-core Base Frequency |
3.70 GHz |
Efficient-core Base Frequency |
2.80 GHz |
Cache |
20 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
Total L2 Cache |
9.5 MB |
Processor Base Power |
125 W |
Maximum Turbo Power |
150 W |
Supplemental Information |
Data |
Marketing Status |
Launched |
Launch Date |
Q4'21 |
Embedded Options Available |
No |
Datasheet |
View now |
Memory Specifications |
Data |
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) |
128 GB |
Memory Types |
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s |
Max # of Memory Channels |
2 |
Max Memory Bandwidth |
76.8 GB/s |
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision |
4 |
Max # of DMI Lanes |
8 |
Scalability |
1S Only |
PCI Express Revision |
5.0 and 4.0 |
PCI Express Configurations ‡ |
Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4 |
Max # of PCI Express Lanes |
20 |
Package Specifications |
Data |
Sockets Supported |
FCLGA1700 |
Max CPU Configuration |
1 |
Thermal Solution Specification |
PCG 2020A |
TJUNCTION |
100°C |
Package Size |
45.0 mm x 37.5 mm |
Advanced Technologies |
Data |
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator |
3 |
Intel® Thread Director |
Yes |
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) |
Yes |
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® Speed Shift Technology |
Yes |
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡ |
No |
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ |
2 |
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® 64 ‡ |
Yes |
Instruction Set |
64-bit |
Instruction Set Extensions |
Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2 |
Idle States |
Yes |
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology |
Yes |
Thermal Monitoring Technologies |
Yes |
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) |
Yes |
Security & Reliability |
Data |
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology |
Yes |
Intel® AES New Instructions |
Yes |
Secure Key |
Yes |
Intel® OS Guard |
Yes |
Execute Disable Bit ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® Boot Guard |
Yes |
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) |
Yes |
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ |
Yes |
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ |
Yes |
Dana
Awesome gaming/multi-tasking CPU I decided to try Intel 12th gen for my latest build after having used AMD for my previous 2 builds (most recently from an AMD 3600). I typically forgo the top end components when doing a new PC build in favor of mid range components where you can often get 90-95% of the performance of a top end CPU while paying about half the cost.