Description
Product Collection 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Code Name Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment Desktop
Processor Number i5-12600KF
Lithography Intel 7
Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 10
# of Performance-cores 6
# of Efficient-cores 4
Total Threads 16
Max 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
Supplemental Information
Marketing Status Launched
Launch Date Q4’21
Embedded Options Available No
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB
Memory Types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision 4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes 8
Scalability 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1×16+4, 2×8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20
Package Specifications
Sockets Supported FCLGA1700
Max CPU Configuration 1
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020A
TJUNCTION 100°C
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0
Intel® Thread Director Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡ 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® 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
Security & Reliability
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡ Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions Yes
Secure Key Yes
Intel® OS Guard Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes
Intel® Boot Guard Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) 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
Product Collection 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Code Name Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment Desktop
Processor Number i5-12600KF
Lithography Intel 7
Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet
Recommended Customer Price$290.00 – $300.00
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 10
# of Performance-cores 6
# of Efficient-cores 4
Total Threads 16
Max 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
Supplemental Information
Marketing Status Launched
Launch Date Q4’21
Embedded Options Available No
Datasheet View now
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB
Memory Types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision 4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes 8
Scalability 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1×16+4, 2×8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20
Package Specifications
Sockets Supported FCLGA1700
Max CPU Configuration 1
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020A
TJUNCTION 100°C
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0
Intel® Thread Director Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡ 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® 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
Security & Reliability
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡ Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions Yes
Secure Key Yes
Intel® OS Guard Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes
Intel® Boot Guard Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) 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
