Jan 1 2022Intel Core i5-12600
Desktop
6 cores
12 threads
LGA1700
The Intel Core i5-12600 is a mid-tier budget desktop 10 nm processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. Running on the LGA1700 socket, with a TDP of 65 watts, this CPU can provide a pretty good gaming performance.
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Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18MB Cache up to 4.80GHz
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18MB Cache up to 4.80GHz
Compatible Motherboards 334
ASUS TUF Gaming B760M-BTF WiFi
GIGABYTE B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4
ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF
GIGABYTE Z790M AORUS Elite AX ICE
MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II
MSI PRO B760-VC WiFi IV
MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi
Levels of Cache
L1, L2 and L3 memory cache are what the CPU checks first before reaching out to your computer's memory. These modules are sitting on the CPU itself, so logically, the more cache a CPU has, the faster it gets access to data.
Your CPU
Up to 100x faster than RAM
Up to 25x faster than RAM
18MB
Shared between all cores
Up to 8x faster than RAM
Your RAM
(if no data is found)Supported Features
Very rare
Rare
Uncommon
Common
Compatibility
AVX2
Advanced Vector Extensions 2 for enhanced SIMD operations.
SHA
Hardware-accelerated Secure Hash Algorithm instructions.
VT-x
Intel's virtualization technology for x86 processors.
AES-NI
Hardware-accelerated Advanced Encryption Standard instructions.
TXT
Intel Trusted Execution Technology for secure boot and attestation.
CLMUL
Carry-less multiplication instruction for cryptographic operations.
FMA3
Fused Multiply-Add instructions for floating-point operations.
Intel 64
Intel's 64-bit instruction set architecture (x86-64).