Intel Core i5-12600K

[cst1992]

@W1zzard What do you think about using a separate PSU when doing CPU tests to see how much only the CPU is consuming?

LTT did it in this video but I'm not sure if it's an effective method.

 

[RandallFlagg]

According to Igor Lab's review (<- linked here) where they measure CPU power consumption when gaming -

and measure watts consumed per fps

Alder Lake is doing very very well.

This mirrors what I've seen at some other sites, including Anandtech. Peak load benchmarks have really always just been troll bait.

 

[Turmania]

Overall it is a great improvement from Intel, definetely on the right track, and taking performance as well. I would not call it an ryzen destroyer though. This is why I love competitive competition, just that with all this ruckus about manufacturing availability, everyone raised prices on every compenent makes it really hard to adjust to this new world economics so soon.

 

[Gameslove]

4K gaming Intel Core i5-12600K vs Ryzen 5 2600?

 

[NuCore]

TPU Did you get a lot of money from Intel for advertising and favoritism? You tested Alder Lake on 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 1T memories, which are as common on the market as virgins in the brothel.

 

[RandallFlagg]

12600K power draw at max draw 720p testing on multiple games.

No 5600X here but 12600K is by far the most efficient of the higher performance gaming CPUs :

 

[seth1911]

They are to expensive but a 12600k took the crown back to intel against 5950/5900X in games

If i would buy new, then a 12600K and not that poor 12 or 16 cores from AMD

 

[HenrySomeone]

Overall it is a great improvement from Intel, definetely on the right track, and taking performance as well. I would not call it an ryzen destroyer though. This is why I love competitive competition, just that with all this ruckus about manufacturing availability, everyone raised prices on every compenent makes it really hard to adjust to this new world economics so soon.

Not completely, but it does destroy their mid-high range (5600x - 5900x), while in the lower to mid end they've been successfully taken out by ... themselves by not offering anything worth buying under $300. The only AMD chip therefore with some advantages left is the 5950x and that's mostly if you do lots and lots of cpu renders.

 

[cst1992]

tested Alder Lake on 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 1T memories

So? Nowhere in the review does a reviewer say that the user has to have the exact same config as what the review has. They only say that to replicate the results you have to have the same setup.

The RAM has to be the fastest possible so that the only bottleneck is the CPU. Honestly, you should read more reviews.

 

[R0H1T]

No 5600X here but 12600K is by far the most efficient of the higher performance gaming CPUs :

You do realize you're quoting efficiency numbers for the CPU in what's generally a GPU heavy task i.e. gaming

I assume you also have the GPU locked at a certain frequency & normalized the results with other variables taken care of?

 

[NuCore]

TPU why do you censor statements by changing the sense of metaphors used in the comments?

Where is the announced AMD pogrom? Just under 5% at 1440p is a joke considering the extremely high temperatures on such a large cooling system, not to mention the enormous power consumption.

Intel's marketing did a good job of driving the hype around Alder Lake. 12th gen of Intel Core is like reactivate the Pentium 4 (temperatures and power consumption).

Intel will collect a nice mant from Zen3+ : D

 

[seth1911]

Not completely, but it does destroy their mid-high range (5600x - 5900x), while in the lower to mid end they've been successfully taken out by ... themselves by not offering anything worth buying under $300. The only AMD chip therefore with some advantages left is the 5950x and that's mostly if you do lots and lots of cpu renders.

yeah they take em self out, no competition to 10400 or 11400.

AMD have for the same prices only a 1200 12nm (130€ like 10400) or a 3600 (169€ like a 11400)

 

[HenrySomeone]

You do realize you're quoting efficiency numbers for the CPU in what's generally a GPU heavy task i.e. gaming

I assume you also have the GPU locked at a certain frequency & normalized the results with other variables taken care of?

720p is a GPU heavy task? It's great that he found that table, because hopefully it will lay to rest at least some of the blatantly false statements about Intel also using up a lot more power in gaming, just like the one ultra-fanboy comment below yours. But knowing how hard-headed the redsters are, probably not many...

 

[R0H1T]

720p is a GPU heavy task? It's great that he found that table, because hopefully it will lay to rest at least some of the blatantly false statements about Intel also using up a lot more power in gaming, just like the one ultra-fanboy comment below yours. But knowing how hard-headed the redsters are, probably not many...

It is a "gaming" task so yeah I would say it's generally GPU heavy ~ I'm not comparing it to 4k if that's what you're thinking! Btw I'm waiting for those GPU power numbers on 720p gaming, do you have those?

 

[RandallFlagg]

FPS per watt in gaming :

Edit : So, I did not notice this before but the DDR5 12900K is notably more efficient than the DDR4 based variants. About 15% more efficient than the DDR4 with the same 241/241 PL1/PL2 power settings.

 

[R0H1T]

Which clearly shows the huge variability in results ~ is the DDR4 based test consuming more watts because the IMC is less efficient than the one for DDR5 or is it something else? When the GPU itself is probably consuming more in a task than the CPU it's not really a "CPU efficiency" test but carry on

 

[HenrySomeone]

It IS a CPU efficiency test for gaming! Denying this just shows you are one of the above described as well.

 

[ncrs]

FPS per watt in gaming :

Edit : So, I did not notice this before but the DDR5 12900K is notably more efficient than the DDR4 based variants. About 15% more efficient than the DDR4 with the same 241/241 PL1/PL2 power settings.

I wish there was a 5600X and 5800X in both your sources. I wonder how much difference that second chiplet in Ryzens makes.

 

[R0H1T]

You can't do an "efficiency" test with half the power being consumed omitted from your charts, WTH are you on about? Still waiting for those GPU power numbers

It IS a CPU efficiency test for gaming! Denying this just shows you are one of the above described as well.

I had someone on AT use the same BS numbers for "gaming IPC" ~ suffice to say that's another BS metric for basically what can be termed as "horse manure" in polite terms!

 

[Agent_D]

You can't do an "efficiency" test with half the power being consumed omitted from your charts, WTH are you on about? Still waiting for those GPU power numbers

You're literally not understanding the concept here. The efficiency is only from the CPU perspective of the test, on purpose, to show the efficiency of the CPU power usage during said testing... It's not that hard to comprehend, come on.

 

[HenrySomeone]

You'll keep on waiting then, I certainly won't use a single minute trying to find them for someone who flat out denies the category in the first place.

 

[RandallFlagg]

I wish there was a 5600X and 5800X in both your sources. I wonder how much difference that second chiplet in Ryzens makes.

Yes that is missing. I think those would be pretty efficient as well, since the 5900X has higher clocks and high clocks = low efficiency. Nevertheless 5900X and 5950X are losing from an efficiency / power perspective in gaming and it appears based on the PCWorld graph in productivity too.

Another thing to note is that the 12900K is locked max power 241W. It will beat the 5900X/5950X in games handily at that setting, but technically it can go to higher power limits and be a little bit faster too. The choice to use that extra power for a couple percent is of course up to the user.

 

[R0H1T]

to show the efficiency of the CPU power usage during said testing

And again that's a huge variable in & of itself! You do realize with unlimited turbo the power consumption numbers can vary greatly from board to board? Depending largely on the clocks. If it was really something that useful, or consistent, more outlets like AT or TPU would test it.

 

[WhoDecidedThat]

12600K power draw at max draw 720p testing on multiple games.

No 5600X here but 12600K is by far the most efficient of the higher performance gaming CPUs :

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Source?

 

[Why_Me]

It's nice to see Team Blue back on top of the mountain again but tbh I'm looking forward to the locked cpu's w/B660 boards and DDR4.