Core i5-12600HX: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i5-12600HX sales 10 May 2022. This is an Alder Lake-HX architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 16 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4600 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1964 processor with a TDP of 55 Watt. It supports DDR4, DDR5 memory.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	382
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-HX
Release date	10 May 2022 (1 year ago)

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 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed	4.6 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 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600HX 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 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
Socket	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Speed Shift	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
TSX	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	+
SIPP	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+
Status	Launched

Security technologies

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

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

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

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support	+

Graphics specifications

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

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz
Execution Units	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600HX's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600HX's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12600HX's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	of 128 (EPYC 9654)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-12600HX. 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 performance

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

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