Intel Core i5-12600T

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12600T Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600T also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i5-12600T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 74 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600T, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
845th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
318th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
282nd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17707

Single Thread Rating

3505

Samples: 32*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600T

Integer Math	54,761 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	42,122 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,833 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,457 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	202,579 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,199 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,538 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,505 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,707
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
Intel Core i5-12600T		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,505
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2509240 - Mar 26 2025		18092
BL2478370 - Mar 13 2025		18109
BL2478339 - Mar 13 2025		18060
BL5079338 - Nov 22 2024		19566
BL2226312 - Oct 22 2024		18221

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600T
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,707
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,557 (+21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,343 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,120 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,813 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,471 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,234 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,870 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,596 (+5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,033 (-9.5%)
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-12600T		22,125 (+25.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,904 (+23.7%)
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,891 (+23.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600T Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,552

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