Essentials

• Product Collection 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
• Code Name Products formerly Alder Lake
• Vertical Segment Desktop
• Processor Number i5-12600KF
• Status Launched
• Launch Date Q4'21
• 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

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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 1x16+4, 2x8+4
• Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20

Package Specifications

• Sockets Supported FCLGA1700
• Max CPU Configuration 1
• Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020A
• T_JUNCTION 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 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 Control-Flow Enforcement 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