A Report Has Been Released That Not Only Identifies Some Of The Hardware Specifications Of The Twelfth Generation Intel Core I5-12600K Processor; Rather, It Measures Its Performance With AMD Processors.
WCCFTech, in a new report, examines the hardware specifications and processing power of Intel’s new product called Core i5-12600K; A product designed for the PC market to play video games as well as possible. Based on the rumors that have been spread so far about the specifications of the Intel Core i5-12600K processor from the Alder Lake series, it can say that Intel has returned the i5 part of its new processors to its attractive form by offering a competitive price along with good performance. The i5-12600K processor is a great offer for the general gaming experience in the new generation, which is also reasonably priced.
As mentioned, rumors suggest that the Intel Core i5-12600K processor is superior to AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X; While the price of this CPU is expected to be around Ryzen 5 5600X. Rumors about the performance and price details of this CPU are quoted directly from Moore’s Law is Dead YouTube channel; Where this well-known source explains why he believes the Alder Lake series will once again peak the popularity of Intel Core i5 processors.
For years, Intel Core i5 processors have outperformed AMD’s Ryzen 5 chips in terms of popularity; this issue may be rooted primarily in the attractive price of AMD offers compared to their optimal performance.
Processors such as the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 5 5600X have gained market share in many countries, and by offering the best gaming performance along with their satisfying multidisciplinary performance at this price level, they convince their audiences that they are up against the Intel i5 chips. Choose AMD. An achievement that Intel has not been able to achieve since the i5 processors became six-core. In fact, the six-core version of Intel i5 processors entered the market to compete with the Ryzen 5 series, which used six processor cores as standard.
Meanwhile, with the introduction of the twelfth-generation Alder Lake processors, it looks like Intel will once again compete with its direct competitor with the introduction of Core i5 chip chips. The dual-core version of the i5 processors includes six powerful Cove cores and four optimized Atom cores, which actually use the same six powerful cores in heavy-duty operations. Still, this time their multi-threaded performance will be much better, thanks to the optimal cores.
Moore’s Law is Dead explains that the Core i5-12600K is superior to the Ryzen 7 5800X in multitasking performance, even in the worst case. In the case of single-threaded workloads, Intel also appears to be making up for a lost time in previous generations by 19 percent. Regarding the boost frequency of this CPU, the figures of 9.4 GHz have been mentioned. However, we still do not know about the overclocking capacity of Alder Lake processors, which are based on Intel 7 production technology.
So far, we know that in terms of performance, we should expect parity or superiority compared to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X; But what about price? According to this unofficial source, the Core i5-12600K processor should also follow in the footsteps of previous Intel Core i5 chips. If we look at the pricing history of i5 processors in Intel’s history, from the seventh generation to the eleventh generation Rocket Lake processors, the price range of these processors ranged from $ 260 to $ 270.
It is still unlikely that Intel will change the pricing model of Core i5 chips in the twelfth generation of its processors; So, for the Core i5-12600K, we have to expect a $ 260 price tag, with the KF version of this CPU priced at about $ 25 to $ 30 cheaper than the K model, bringing the overall price range to $ 235 to $ 245. Now, look at the fact that with the purchase of this CPU, in addition to the better performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor over $ 400, you pay even $ 30 less than the Ryzen 5 5600X.
In this situation, it seems that we are facing a handsome offer. Of course, there are side costs such as buying a new-generation platform and upgrading to Windows 11, which will increase or decrease your overall costs; But if you do not pay much attention to these short-term concerns, the Core i5-12600K could be well worth the purchase. In addition, it is said that due to the Core i5 of this processor, its power consumption is not as high as the flagship models.
Generation-by-generation comparison of Intel Core i5 processor specifications
| Processor name | Core i5-12600K | Core i5-11600K | Core i5-10600K | Core i5-9600K | Core i5-8600K | Core i5-7600K | Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Alder Lake | Rocket Lake | Comet Lake | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake | Kibi Lake | Sky Lake |
| Architecture | Dual P + E | Cypress Cove | Sky Lake | Sky Lake | Sky Lake | Sky Lake | Sky Lake |
| Production technology | 10nm (Intel 7) | 14 nanometers | 14 nanometers 14 | 14 nanometers | 14 nanometers | 14 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Number of cores | 10 (6 + 4) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of strings | 16 (12 + 4) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Clock base | Unknown | 3.90GHz | 4.10GHz | 3.70GHz | 3.60GHz | 3.90GHz | 3.50GHz |
| Clock boost | 4.90 + 3.60GHz | 4.90GHz | 4.80GHz | 4.60GHz | 4.30GHz | 4.20GHz | 3.90GHz |
| Type and amount of cache | 20 MB of L3 type | 12 MB of L3 type | 12 MB of L3 type | 9 MB of L3 type | 9 MB of L3 type | 6 MB of L3 type | 6 MB of L3 type |
| Power | 125 watts | 95 watts | 95 watts | 95 watts | 95 watts | 91 watts | 91 watts |
| Price | $ 262 | $ 262 | $ 262 | $ 262 | $ 257 | $ 257 | $ 242 |
| Year of supply | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | 2015 |
Intel Core i5-12600K 10-core and 16-core desktop processor
Finally, we take a look at the full list of Intel Core i5-12600K processor specifications that have been taken from previous rumors. Based on this, it is said that the hybrid or dual-core design of this CPU consists of six Golden Cove cores and four Gracemont cores, which together form ten cores and sixteen strings (twelve plus four).
The P cores, or Golden Cove, operate at the maximum CPU boost frequency, reaching 9.4 GHz when 1 to 2 cores are active, 4.5 GHz in all cores, and the E cores at 3.6 GHz (3.4 GHz). GHz operates on all cores. This CPU has 20 MB of L3 cache, and its power consumption reaches 125 watts (for PL1) and 228 watts (for PL2).
In the following, you can see the specifications of the twelfth generation processors of the Alder Lake series, which have been published so far from unofficial sources.
| Processor name | P nuclei | E nuclei | Core / String | Core frequency P | Core frequency E | Memory cache | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i9-12900K | 8 | 8 | 16/24 | TBA / 5.3GHz | TBA / 3.9GHz | 30 MB | 125 watts | Unknown |
| Core i7-12700K | 8 | 4 | 12/20 | TBA / 5.0GHz | TBA / 3.8GHz | 25 MB | 125 watts | Unknown |
| Core i5-12600K | 8 | 4 | 10/16 | TBA / 4.9GHz | TBA / 3.6GHz | 20 MB | 125 watts | Unknown |
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