Intel Core i5-12600K could be a midrange CPU that provides flagship performance

Intel’s Core i5-12600K could be a midrange champ of a CPU, at least if a new leaked benchmark is anything to go by.

The new Alder Lake processor is expected to be revealed later today, according to the rumor mill – ahead of a November 4 on-sale date in theory – and Twitter-based hardware leaker Tum_Apisak highlighted this benchmark which is from CPU-Z.

That Core i9-11900K CPU hits 682 and 6,458, so given that, the 12600K is actually 13% faster in single-core, and almost 12% quicker in multi-core.

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