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:
867th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
317th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
286th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17532

Single Thread Rating

3527

Samples: 36*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	54,398 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	42,040 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,532 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,315 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,190 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,337 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,527 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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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	Dell Optiplex 5000 Micro Tower Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600T - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1412.88 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 600 G9 Mini Desktop (2023) \| Core i5-12600T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1630.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1704.09 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M80q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1704.09 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop (2022) \| Core i5-12600T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 10 Pro Black	$1712.59 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,532
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.19
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
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		3,680
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,527
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2552961 - Apr 14 2025		15961
BL2548593 - Apr 12 2025		17105
BL2541620 - Apr 09 2025		15841
BL2541553 - Apr 09 2025		15618
BL2509240 - Mar 26 2025		18092

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600T
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600T		17,532
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,560 (+23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,343 (+10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,117 (-8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,803 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,462 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		19,180 (+9.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,868 (+24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600T		18,580 (+6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12600T		16,030 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,904 (+24.9%)
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,898 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i5-12600T		21,504 (+22.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600T Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,410
Intel Core i5-12600T		3,546

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