Intel Core i5-12600KF 4.90GHz Socket 1700 Boxed - Processor

The 12th Generation Intel® Core™ desktop processor redefines the performance of x86 architecture. Introducing our new hybrid performance architecture, which combines performance cores with efficient cores to improve gaming, productivity and creation. These advanced processors intelligently optimize workloads and pave the way for future technological leaps in processor design. Enjoy the full range of the latest platform innovations, including industry-first PCIe 5.0 availability and DDR5 memory. With Intel® UHD Graphics, immerse yourself in a visually stunning experience with up to 8K HDR support and the ability to display 4 4K displays simultaneously. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors deliver the features you need to play, work, and create like never before.

Innovative Core Technology
In a groundbreaking evolution of core performance, 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors power a revolutionary approach to x86 architecture. Its performance cores (or “P cores”), are optimized for single- or low-thread performance, while its efficiency cores (or “E cores”) are optimized for scaling highly threaded workloads. Intel® Thread Director helps monitor and analyze performance data in real time to seamlessly place the right application thread on the right core and optimize performance per watt.1 This means gamers, creators, and professionals can take advantage of both intelligence and power to optimize the most important experiences.

Immersive experiences
Whether you're exploring the latest gaming titles or focused on advanced professional applications, 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors let you immerse yourself without interruptions. Intel® UHD Graphics powered by Xe architecture invites you to dive deep into new lifelike experiences with enhanced visual support with up to 8K HDR video in billions of colors and up to 4 simultaneous 4K displays. The 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors are capable of nullifying stuttering with an enhanced Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0 (GNA) for more efficient noise suppression and background blurring in video. For superb gaming performance, world-class productivity, untethered creation, and more, 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors enable deep immersion and focus.

Accelerating platform innovation
Access the latest platform technologies that power incredible gaming, workflow, and creation experiences. Our 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors provide up to 20 lanes (16 PCIe 5.0 and 4 PCIe 4.0) to deliver optimal discrete graphics performance and storage performance by enabling higher bandwidth endpoints. DDR5 delivers fast speeds of up to 4800 MT/s, enabling increased memory bandwidth speeds compared to previous generations using DDR4 3200 MT/s memory.2 Fine-tune computing power and performance with unlocked 12th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors with overclocking capabilities and support for Advanced Tuning Configuration Assistance using Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU).3 With these and other platform enhancements, you'll be able to work, play and create with spectacular control and confidence.

Characteristics

- Processor number: i5-12600KF
- Lithography: Intel 7
CPU specifications
- Number of cores: 10
- No. of Performance-cores: 6
- No. of Efficient-cores: 4
- Number of threads: 16
- Maximum turbo frequency: 4.90 GHz
- Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.90 GHz
- Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency: 3.60 GHz
- Performance-core Base Frequency: 3.70 GHz
- Efficient-core Base Frequency: 2.80 GHz
- Cache: 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
- Total L2 Cache: 9.5 MB
- Processor Base Power: 125 W
- Maximum Turbo Power: 150 W
Additional Information
- Integrated options available: No
Memory specifications
- Maximum memory size (depends on memory type): 128 GB
- Memory types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
- Maximum number of memory channels: 2
- Maximum memory bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
Expansion options
- Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision: 4.0
- Max number of DMI Lanes: 8
- Scalability: 1S Only
- PCI Express revision: 5.0 and 4.0
- PCI Express configurations: Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
- Maximum number of PCI Express lines: 20
Package specifications
- FC compatible sockets: LGA1700
- Maximum CPU configuration: 1
- Thermal Solution Specification: PCG 2020A
- TJUNCTION: 100°C
- Package size: 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced technologies
- Intel® Gaussian and Neural Accelerator: 3.0
- Intel® Thread Director: Yes
- Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost): Yes
- Compatible with Intel® Optane™ memory: Yes
- Intel® Speed Shift Technology: Yes
- Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0: No
- Intel® Turbo Boost Technology: 2.0
- Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology: Yes
- Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x): Yes
- Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d): Yes
- Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT): Yes
- Intel® 64: Yes
- Instruction set: 64-bit
- Instruction set extensions: Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
- Idle states: Yes
- Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology: Yes
- Thermal monitoring technologies: Yes
- Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD): Yes
Safety and reliability
- New AES Intel® instructions: Yes
- Secure Key: Yes
- Intel® OS Guard: Yes
- Run disable bit: Yes
- Intel® Boot Guard: Yes
- Mode Based Execution Control (MBE): Yes
- Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology: Yes