Intel Core i5-12600HE: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i5-12600HE sales on January 2022. This is an Alder Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1744 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel memory.

General info

Core i5-12600HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	379
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	80K (per core)	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	10 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	217 mm2
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600HE compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-12600HE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-12600HE.

Integrated graphics card

Iris Xe 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	4.0	of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	20	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-12600HE. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Relative perfomance

Overall Core i5-12600HE performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.

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