Testseek.com have collected 134 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7GHz Socket 1700 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7GHz Socket 1700.
November 2021
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The editors liked
Intel's 12thgen is superfast
Both in singleand multithread scenarios
We saw great performance from both tested chips in encoding and rendering tests
The Core i912900K beat out AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X more often than not in our tests
Intel's genovergen imp
Excellent Single Threaded Performance
Strong MultiThreaded Performance
CuttingEdge Platform
16 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes Of The CPU
Competitive CPU Pricing
Increased Core Counts Up And Down The Stack
Impressive price/performance
Large performance increase over 11600K
Almost as fast as 5800X
Beats Ryzen 5 5600X conclusively
Huge gains in low-threaded applications
Good energy efficiency
Integrated graphics
Multiplier unlocked
Support for DDR5 an
CPU performance punches above its station in bench testing
Reasonable price-per-core
High overclock ceiling
The best CPU for gaming in 2021
Faster than the Core i9 11900K
A more efficient Alder Lake chip
The editors didn't like
Power consumption at load is a lot higher than the respective AMD competition
The higherend 12thgen SKUs will require really good cooling
Windows 11 is required for ideal performance. Windows 10 and Linux will improve over time
Premium Priced Motherboards And DDR5 RAM
Relatively High Power Consumption At The Top End
New LGA1700 motherboards required
Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores
Energy efficiency worse than AMD Zen 3
No CPU cooler included
Testing games with integrated graphics was bumpy
And slower than AMD's competition
Z690 platform demands high cost of adoption
Versus CPU purchase price
At launch
Not compatible with some games that use Denuvo DRM protection
Published: 2021-11-09, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: The new Core i5-12600K is the only Alder Lake CPU that we've yet to review, having tested both the flagship 12900K a week before and then the nearly as fast (but more affordable) Core i7-12700KF. At $320, this latest generation Core i5 is a direct competi...
Published: 2021-11-08, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
With all of the testing out of the way, we can finally sit back and look a little more at the overall picture with both the i9-12900K and the i5-12600K. I mentioned it earlier but Adler Lake or what is now officially the 12th Gen Core CPUs was a huge...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Across a variety of native Linux games and Steam Play titles benchmarked, AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors were delivering faster performance than the Alder Lake CPUs tested.When taking the geometric mean of all the games benchmarked, the Ryzen 9 5900X wa...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
We think it's fair to say that the 11th Generation of Intel CPUs was a bit of an aberration in their history. When you think back to famous processors in the past they are, almost without exception, Intel models. The 486, E8400, i7-920, Core i5-2500K, Cor...
Abstract: Without further delay, we can finally introduce Intel's newest process node, Intel 7, for mainstream consumers. Intel has had a rocky road transitioning from their 14 nm process and is introducing a CPU with significant changes. The Intel i9-12900K and i5...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Excellent Single Threaded Performance, Strong MultiThreaded Performance, CuttingEdge Platform, 16 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes Of The CPU, Competitive CPU Pricing, Increased Core Counts Up And Down The Stack
Premium Priced Motherboards And DDR5 RAM, Relatively High Power Consumption At The Top End
Impressive price/performance, Large performance increase over 11600K, almost as fast as 5800X, Beats Ryzen 5 5600X conclusively, Huge gains in low-threaded applications, Good energy efficiency, Integrated graphics, Multiplier unlocked, Support for DDR5 an
New LGA1700 motherboards required, Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores, Energy efficiency worse than AMD Zen 3, No CPU cooler included
The Intel Core i5-12600K will sell for around $300. Impressive price/performance Large performance increase over 11600K, almost as fast as 5800X Beats Ryzen 5 5600X conclusively Huge gains in low-threaded applications Good energy efficiency Integrated gr...
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Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
CPU performance punches above its station in bench testing, Reasonable price-per-core, High overclock ceiling
Testing games with integrated graphics was bumpy, and slower than AMD's competition, Z690 platform demands high cost of adoption, versus CPU purchase price, At launch, not compatible with some games that use Denuvo DRM protection
For PC gamers and budget-constrained creative types, Intel's "Alder Lake" Core i5-12600K punches well above its weight in gaming and content creation alike. Just know that the cost of adoption (memory, motherboard, cooler) may make waiting a bit to upgr...
