Intel Core i5-12600K processor 20 MB Smart Cache Box

• Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5 i5-12600K
• 20 MB Smart Cache LGA 1700
• Processor cores: 10 64-bit
• Maximum internal memory supported by processor: 128 GB DDR4-SDRAM, DDR5-SDRAM
• On-board graphics card Intel UHD Graphics 770
• Box

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Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz)

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Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel® processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Intel® 64
Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Cache
CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Idle States
Idle States (C-states) are used to save power when the processor is idle. C0 is the operational state, meaning that the CPU is doing useful work. C1 is the first idle state, C2 the second, and so on, where more power saving actions are taken for numerically higher C-states.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Instruction Set
An instruction set refers to the basic set of commands and instructions that a microprocessor understands and can carry out. The value shown represents which Intel’s instruction set this processor is compatible with.

Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Intel vPro® Platform Eligibility
The Intel vPro® platform is a set of hardware and technologies used to build business computing endpoints with premium performance, built-in security, modern manageability and platform stability.

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Optane™ memory is a revolutionary new class of non-volatile memory that sits in between system memory and storage to accelerate system performance and responsiveness. When combined with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver, it seamlessly manages multiple tiers of storage while presenting one virtual drive to the OS, ensuring that data frequently used resides on the fastest tier of storage. Intel® Optane™ memory requires specific hardware and software configuration.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Intel® Secure Key
Intel® Secure Key includes instructions RDRAND and RDSEED and the underlying the hardware implementation used to generate high-quality keys for cryptographic protocols.

Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Intel® Speed Shift Technology uses hardware-controlled P-states to deliver dramatically quicker responsiveness with single-threaded, transient (short duration) workloads, such as web browsing, by allowing the processor to more quickly select its best operating frequency and voltage for optimal performance and power efficiency.

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU
A new set of embedded processor technologies designed to accelerate AI deep learning use cases. It extends Intel AVX-512 with a new Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) that significantly increases deep learning inference performance over previous generations.

Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions are additional instructions which can increase performance when the same operations are performed on multiple data objects. These can include SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) and AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 identifies the best performing core(s) on a processor and provides increased performance on those cores through increasing frequency as needed by taking advantage of power and thermal headroom.

Intel® Total Memory Encryption
TME – Total Memory Encryption (TME) helps protect data against exposure via physical attack on memory, such as cold-boot attacks.

Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies protect the processor package and the system from thermal failure through several thermal management features. An on-die Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) detects the core's temperature, and the thermal management features reduce package power consumption and thereby temperature when required in order to remain within normal operating limits.

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) provides a common, robust method of hot plug and LED management for NVMe-based solid state drives.

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (GNA) is an ultra-low power accelerator block designed to run audio and speech-centric AI workloads. Intel® GNA is designed to run audio based neural networks at ultra-low power, while simultaneously relieving the CPU of this workload.

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
Mode-based Execute Control can more reliably verify and enforce the integrity of kernel level code.

Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)
The Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (Intel® SIPP) aims for zero changes to key platform components and drivers for at least 15 months or until the next generational release, reducing complexity for IT to effectively manage their computing endpoints.

Intel® Boot Guard
Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
CET - Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) helps protect against the misuse of legitimate code snippets through return-oriented programming (ROP) control-flow hijacking attacks.

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Processor
Processor ARK ID	134589
Processor codename	Alder Lake
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	76.8 GB/s
Maximum number of DMI lanes	8
Bus type	DMI4
Processor base power	125 W
Maximum turbo power	150 W
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor cache	20 MB
Efficient-core base frequency	2.8 GHz
Efficient-core boost frequency	3.6 GHz
Performance-core base frequency	3.7 GHz
Performance-core boost frequency	4.9 GHz
Processor boost frequency	4.9 GHz
Efficient cores	4
Performance cores	6
Processor operating modes	64-bit
Processor threads	16
Component for	PC
Cooler included	No
Package type	Box
Processor socket	LGA 1700
Processor cores	10
Processor model	i5-12600K
Processor generation	12th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor manufacturer	Intel

Memory
Memory bandwidth (max)	76.8 GB/s
ECC	Yes
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM, DDR5-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB

Graphics
Number of execution units	32
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card ID	0x4680
On-board graphics card refresh rate at maximum resolution (DisplayPort)	60 Hz
On-board graphics card refresh rate at maximum resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)	120 Hz
On-board graphics card refresh rate at maximum resolution (HDMI)	60 Hz
On-board graphics card maximum resolution (DisplayPort)	7680 x 4320 pixels
On-board graphics card maximum resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)	5120 x 3200 pixels
On-board graphics card maximum resolution (HDMI)	4096 x 2160 pixels
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	4
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1.45 MHz
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card outputs supported	Embedded DisplayPort (eDP), Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.4b, DisplayPort 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1
On-board graphics card model	Intel UHD Graphics 770
On-board graphics card	Yes
Discrete graphics card	No

Features
Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)	G167599
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)	5A992.C
Scalability	1S
CPU configuration (max)	1
Embedded options available	No
Thermal solution specification	PCG 2020A
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision	4.0
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
PCI Express slots version	5.0, 4.0
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	20
Use conditions	PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation
Market segment	Desktop
Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes

Processor special features
Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)	Yes
Intel vPro® Enterprise Platform Eligibility	Yes
Intel® Hardware Shield Eligibility	Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU	Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)	Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)	Yes
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM)	Yes
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility	Yes
Intel® One-Click Recovery	Yes
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology with Redirect Protection (VT-rp)	Yes
Intel® Thread Director	Yes
Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)	Yes
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (Intel® GNA) 3.0	Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes

General
Product family	Core
Product series	i5

Operational conditions
Maximum operating temperature	100 °C
Tjunction	100 °C

Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	85423119

Technical details
Launch date	Q4'21
Status	Launched
OpenGL support	Yes
Target market	Gaming
OpenCL version	3.0

Weight & dimensions
Processor package size	45 x 37.5 mm

Other features
Graphics output	eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
L2 cache	9728 KB
Maximum internal memory	128 GB

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