In this article you will find out the Geekbench results, also overclocked for the Core i5 12600K, from Intel's latest Alder Lake series.


Test system

  • Mainboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4
  • CPU: Intel Core i5 12600K
  • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3000MHz DDR4

Geekbench result default

I changed the following setting in the BIOS:

  • Intel® Extreme Memory Profile activated

Geekbench result overclocked

I changed the following setting in the BIOS:

  • Intel® Extreme Memory Profile activated
  • P-Core Turbo Ratio 2 active cores to 52 (Default 49)
  • P-Core Turbo Ratio 3 active cores to 52 (Default 47)
  • P-Core Turbo Ratio 4 active cores to 49 (Default 47)
  • P-Core Turbo Ratio 5 active cores to 47  (Default 45)
  • P-Core Turbo Ratio 6 active cores to 46  (Default 45)