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Intel Core i5-12600H
The Core i5-12600H is an Alder Lake-H laptop processor launched in January 2022, with 4 Performance and 8 Efficient cores (12 cores, 16 threads) boosting to 4.5 GHz. It has a 45 W base and 95 W maximum turbo power, 18 MB of cache and Iris Xe graphics with 80 execution units, and it is used in laptops and mini PCs.
Pros
- 12 cores and 16 threads from 4 Performance and 8 Efficient cores
- Performance cores boost up to 4.5 GHz
- 95 W maximum turbo power is lower than the 115 W of the Core i7-12800H and Core i9-12900H
- Supports DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 and LPDDR4X-4267 memory, up to 64 GB
- Intel vPro Enterprise eligibility for managed business laptops
Cons
- Only 4 Performance cores, against 6 on the Core i7-12800H and Core i9-12900H
- Iris Xe graphics have 80 execution units, fewer than the 96 on the higher H-series chips, and score about 1,175 in 3DMark Time Spy in review testing
- 18 MB of cache is smaller than the 24 MB on the Core i7-12800H and Core i9-12900H
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-12600H
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 45 W
- Max TDP
- 95 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 2.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.5 GHz
- L3 cache
- 18 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80 EU)
- iGPU clock
- 1,400 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
- Max memory
- 64 GB
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 20,341Bottom 45%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,437Bottom 32%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 1,181Bottom 28%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-12600H good in 2026?
The Intel Core i5-12600H earns an Inno Score of 47.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Core i5-12600H is an Alder Lake-H laptop processor launched in January 2022, with 4 Performance and 8 Efficient cores (12 cores, 16 threads) boosting to 4.5 GHz. It has a 45 W base and 95 W maximum turbo power, 18 MB of cache and Iris Xe graphics with 80 execution units, and it is used in laptops and mini PCs.
Does the Intel Core i5-12600H count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 20,341 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-12600H?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Base TDP: 45 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-12600H?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple M1 (8-core), Intel Core 3 100U, AMD Ryzen 5 7430U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
