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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-12600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2

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Intel Core i5-12600

28,646 Benchmark Score

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The Intel Core i5-12600 paired with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is a desktop build that pairs a mid-range 12th-generation Alder Lake CPU with a flagship-class Blackwell 2.0 graphics card. No measured FPS data exists in the database for this exact combination, so every frame-rate statement below is an estimate derived from the benchmark scores rather than direct game testing. The combination is unusual — a 65 W six-core processor feeding one of the most powerful GPUs on the market — and the analysis below explains what that imbalance means in practice.

Gaming Performance

There are no measured FPS rows for this pairing. The FACT PACK contains no measuredFpsUltraByGame entries, and dataIsMeasured is false, so the gaming discussion here is framed entirely as estimation from benchmark scores.

What the scores suggest is a build that is extremely capable at high resolutions but limited by the CPU at lower ones. The RTX 5090 D V2 posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16504, which places it in the 59th percentile versus all GPUs in the database and within rounding distance of cards like the NVIDIA T400 (16508, delta 0%), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 (16415, delta 0.5%), and even the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16408, delta 0.6%) by this particular aggregate metric. That clustering is worth noting: on the Steel Nomad test specifically, this card scores essentially identically to those rivals, and the database's percentile ranking should be read alongside the raw hardware specs, which describe a much larger chip.

The CPU side is the constraint for high-refresh gaming. The i5-12600 scores 2556 single-core and 18105 multi-core in Cinebench R23, with a PassMark single-thread result of 3823. Those are solid numbers — 80th percentile against all CPUs — but six cores and twelve threads will cap frame generation in titles that lean heavily on the main thread or on a handful of worker threads. At 4K ultra settings, the GPU does the heavy lifting and estimated frame rates should be high in modern AAA titles. At 1080p, expect the CPU to become the limiter long before the RTX 5090 D V2 runs out of headroom, with frame rates plateauing regardless of graphics preset. For high-refresh 1440p and 4K play, the estimate is favorable; for competitive 1080p high-refresh play, the CPU will hold the build back.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's benchmark sheet reads as a competent mainstream desktop processor. Cinebench R15 puts it at 1824 multi-core and 257 single-core; Cinebench R20 at 7604 and 1073; Cinebench R23 at 18105 and 2556. PassMark results include 21399 multithread, 3823 single-thread, 1365 physics, 66123 integer math, 50838 floating point math, 252160 data compression, 13084 encryption, 17027 extended instructions, 25832 string sorting, and 83 on find-prime-numbers. The average benchmark score across the suite is 28646, placing the chip in the 80th percentile of all CPUs.

The nearestRivals list confirms where that sits: the Intel Core i5-13500T averages 28670 (the 12600 is 0.1% behind), the AMD EPYC 7203P averages 28583 (the 12600 is 0.2% ahead), the Intel Core 5 220H averages 28574 (0.3% ahead), and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS averages 28549 (0.3% ahead). In other words, this is a processor slugging it out in a tight cluster with efficient mobile and entry workstation parts — enough throughput for mainstream productivity, not a multi-core monster.

The GPU's only recorded benchmark is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16504, which is its avgBenchmarkScore and puts it in the 59th percentile versus all GPUs. The combined build percentile is 70. The combined picture: a build whose graphics muscle, judged by its raw specification — 21760 shading units, 104.8 TFLOPS FP32, 1.34 TB/s of memory bandwidth — is dramatically ahead of what its 80th-percentile CPU can feed in CPU-bound scenarios.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: Estimated frame rates at 1440p and 4K should be excellent in GPU-limited titles, driven by the RTX 5090 D V2's specification and its Steel Nomad score of 16504. At 1080p or in esports titles, the i5-12600's 2556 R23 single-core score becomes the ceiling, and high-refresh expectations should be tempered accordingly.

Streaming: Streaming adds video encoding load to the CPU. With six cores, twelve threads, and a PassMark multithread score of 21399, the i5-12600 can handle gameplay plus a stream at 1080p, but heavier multi-app setups — game, stream, chat, browser — will press against its 18105 R23 multi-core result. It works, without much slack.

Video editing: Timeline scrubbing and playback lean on single-core speed (R23 single-core 2556) plus GPU acceleration. Export renders are multi-core bound, where 18105 in R23 multi-core defines the ceiling. The GPU's 24 GB of GDDR7 helps with GPU-accelerated effects, but final exports are CPU-bound on this build.

3D rendering: Viewport work benefits from the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth; final CPU renders are limited to six cores. For GPU renderers, the hardware is exceptional; for CPU-based engines, the 1824 R15 multi-core score places this in mainstream territory, not workstation class.

Software development: Compiling is a multi-threaded workload. The 7604 R20 and 18105 R23 multi-core scores put compilation speed in the same band as an i5-13500T or Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. Fine for individual developers and small projects; slower on large parallel builds.

Student and office work: This is overkill in the best way for documents, browsing, and web apps. The 3823 PassMark single-thread score makes everyday applications feel instant, and the 65 W TDP keeps the system quiet under light load.

Who Should Build It

The target buyer is a 1440p or 4K gamer who already owns or can acquire an RTX 5090 D V2 and wants to reuse or cheaply source a mainstream Alder Lake platform — the CPU's launch MSRP was $233, stated once here for reference. Gamers at 4K ultra will extract the most from this pairing, since the GPU's estimated advantage is largest where the CPU matters least. Content creators working with GPU-accelerated pipelines — 3D viewport work, AI inference via the card's 680 tensor cores, GPU rendering — also fit, provided their final output doesn't depend on CPU throughput. Developers and students get a responsive everyday machine, though heavy compilers will want more cores. Small business workstations doing office productivity will find the CPU more than sufficient and the GPU largely idle. What this build is not: a balanced flagship. Buyers who need CPU-heavy streaming, rendering, or compilation alongside this GPU should consider a stronger processor.

CPU Analysis

The Core i5-12600 is an Alder Lake-S desktop part on Intel's 10 nm process, with a 163 mm² die. It carries 6 cores and 12 threads, a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.80 GHz boost clock, and a 65 W TDP. Cache is 80 KB L1 and 1.25 MB L2 per core with 18 MB of shared L3. It fits Socket 1700, supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, offers PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes, and includes UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics. The multiplier is locked, so tuning headroom is limited. Its part number is SRL5T and it remains in active production.

What the scores mean for real workloads: the single-core figures (257 R15, 1073 R20, 2556 R23, 3823 PassMark single-thread) show a chip with snappy per-thread response — good for game main threads, application launch, and interactive work. The multi-core figures (1824 R15, 7604 R20, 18105 R23, 21399 PassMark multithread) show respectable scaling across twelve threads but a clear ceiling versus higher-core parts, which is why its nearest rivals cluster around efficient 13th/14th-gen and mobile processors rather than enthusiast chips. Memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 gives platform flexibility, and dual-channel bandwidth is the practical limit for memory-hungry tasks.

GPU Analysis

The GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is built on the GB202 chip, Blackwell 2.0 architecture, TSMC 5 nm, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die at 122.9M transistors per mm². It runs a 2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost clock, with memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The board carries 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus delivering 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth — a figure that matters enormously for high-resolution textures and large AI models.

Compute resources include 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, and 680 tensor cores. Peak rates: 423.6 GPixel/s pixel fill, 1636.8 GTexel/s texture fill, and 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 with FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. For rendering, the 170 RT cores accelerate path tracing and ray-traced effects, while the 680 tensor cores drive AI upscaling and inference workloads; 24 GB of VRAM comfortably holds large scenes and models. The card is dual-slot, 304 mm long, draws 575 W through a single 16-pin connector, and NVIDIA suggests a 950 W PSU. Outputs are one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b, with support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 over PCIe 5.0 x16.

Its recorded Steel Nomad score of 16504 sits in the 59th GPU percentile and essentially ties the T400, Radeon PRO W7500, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, and RX 5700 XT on that specific aggregate — a reminder that a single benchmark score doesn't capture the raw specification gap visible in the transistor count, shader count, and bandwidth figures.

Balance and Bottleneck

This is a GPU-forward build with a clear CPU bottleneck in processor-bound workloads. The evidence: the CPU sits in the 80th percentile of all CPUs while the GPU's specification — 104.8 TFLOPS, 1.34 TB/s, 24 GB VRAM — describes a top-tier part, yet the build's combined percentile is 70. In gaming terms, that means estimated FPS at 1080p will plateau on the i5-12600's six cores long before the GPU saturates; frame-rate scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K will be unusually flat, because lower resolutions don't add GPU load fast enough to matter when the CPU is the limiter. At 4K ultra, the GPU finally becomes the constraint and the build delivers its best estimated performance. In productivity, the roles reverse: exports, compiles, and CPU renders are bound by the 18105 R23 multi-core score and the GPU idles. Anyone building this should do so with high-resolution gaming or GPU-compute workloads in mind.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build (buildClass: desktop) pairing Intel's Alder Lake Core i5-12600 — a locked 65 W, six-core mainstream processor — with NVIDIA's RTX 5090 D V2, a 575 W Blackwell 2.0 flagship on a 5 nm GB202 die. The CPU launched at an MSRP of $233; the GPU launched at 2,299 USD. Overall tier, judged by percentiles: CPU at 80, GPU benchmark at 59 on its single recorded test, combined at 70. That combination describes an upper-mainstream build with an outsized graphics card — capable of top-tier estimated high-resolution gaming, held back in everything the CPU touches. Platform notes that matter for builders: Socket 1700, DDR4 or DDR5 dual-channel memory, PCIe Gen 5 from the CPU matching the card's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and a 950 W suggested PSU to cover the GPU's 575 W draw.

FAQ

Q: Are the frame rates in this article measured?

A: No. The database contains no measured FPS data for this exact CPU+GPU pairing, and dataIsMeasured is false. All gaming figures are estimates derived from the Cinebench, PassMark, and 3DMark Steel Nomad scores.

Q: How does the i5-12600 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score of 28646 puts it 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-13500T (28670), 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7203P (28583), 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core 5 220H (28574), and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS (28549). It's a near four-way tie.

Q: Will this CPU bottleneck the RTX 5090 D V2?

A: At 1080p and in CPU-heavy games, yes — six cores and a 2556 R23 single-core score define the ceiling, and estimated frame rates will plateau there. At 1440p and 4K ultra, the GPU becomes the limiter and the pairing performs close to its potential.

Q: Is the CPU overclockable?

A: No. The multiplier is locked. Clocks are fixed at a 3.30 GHz base and 4.80 GHz boost.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have, and why does it matter?

A: 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth. That capacity supports high-resolution texture sets, large 3D scenes, and AI workloads using the card's 680 tensor cores.

Q: What PSU does this build need?

A: NVIDIA suggests a 950 W unit for the RTX 5090 D V2, which draws 575 W through a single 16-pin connector. The CPU's 65 W TDP is negligible by comparison.

Q: What memory should be used?

A: The i5-12600 supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, so either generation works; DDR5 is the better match for a build carrying this GPU.

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