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Intel logo Core i5-12600
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Intel logo Core i5-3550

Intel Core i5-12600 logo Intel Core i5-3550 logo
General information Core i5-12600 Core i5-3550
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 22.9 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 15.6 % 77 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 54.5 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-12600 Core i5-3550
Overall Score 60912 0 % 41991 31.1 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 28 % 67.4 %
Benchmark Score 13766 0 % 3109 77.4 %
Single Thread Score 3808.5 0 % 2011 47.2 %
Encrypting Data 12701.6 MB/s 0 % 1222.2 MB/s 90.4 %
Compressing Data 247.5 MB/s 0 % 72.7 MB/s 70.6 %
String objects sorting 24515.2 thousand/s 0 % 9357 thousand/s 61.8 %
Prime numbers generation 84.5 millions/s 0 % 29.3 millions/s 65.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 66538.1 millions/s 0 % 15372 millions/s 76.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 51549.2 millions/s 0 % 11106.4 millions/s 78.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600 Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 127.1 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 158.9 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 198.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12600 Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.8 FPS 124.5 FPS
High settings 252.5 FPS 199.2 FPS
Medium settings 315.6 FPS 249.0 FPS
Low settings 394.5 FPS 311.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.1 %
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