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Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Last updated: 2026-07-05

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 74 %

Intel Core i5-12600

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 38 %

Intel Core i5-12600

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz

2,386

20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz

3,210

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.40 GHz

10,379

20C / 20T · 5.20 GHz

21,640

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 3.30 GHz

4,990

20C / 20T · 3.90 GHz

16,275

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)	Intel Core Ultra 7 (31)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)	Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20)
Architecture	Alder Lake S	Arrow Lake
Technology	10 nm	3 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1851
Predecessor	Intel Core i5-11600
Successor	Intel Core i5-13600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 12	20 / 20
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✗
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Golden Cove 3.30 - 4.80 GHz	8x Lion Cove 3.90 - 5.50 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		12x Skymont 3.30 - 4.60 GHz
L2-Cache	7.50 MB	36.00 MB
L3-Cache	18.00 MB	30.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✓

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 770	no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.45 GHz
CUs / Shader	32 / 256	/
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
Technology	10 nm
Release date	Q4/2021

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
AI hardware		Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications		Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Memory	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	256 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	Yes	Yes
PCIe	5.0 x 20	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
TDP	65 W	125 W
TDP (PL2)	117 W	177 W
TDP up		250 W
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C	105 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2022	Q4/2024
Release price	223 $	379 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i5-12600 is 4.4 stars (23 ratings), while Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF has received 4.3 stars (68 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Intel Core i5-12600
6C / 12T · 3.30 - 4.80 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
20C / 20T · 3.90 - 5.50 GHz

★★★★★