In anticipation, Intel released the 12th generation Core desktop processor. The 12th generation Core is arguably the biggest change in Intel Core processors in years, using a new Intel 7 process, Hybrid hybrid architecture design, with P-Core performance core Golden Cove architecture and E-Core energy efficiency core Gracemont architecture, two new architectures one focusing on single-threaded performance, one focusing on multi-threaded performance and energy efficiency, both of which are matched and used through Windows 11 system scheduling, Committed to providing comprehensive performance improvements.
In addition, the 12th generation Core not only has good support for DDR4 memory and PCIe 4.0 protocol, but also supports the new generation of DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 protocol, which can be described as a lot of highlights, which can be called a comprehensive replacement of the platform as a whole.
Specific to the product, the first batch of 12th-generation Core desktop processors on the market are unlocked multiplier models with the suffix K, which are Core i9-12900K, Core i7-12700K, Core i5-12600K and the corresponding KF coreless display version, combined with the Z690 chipset motherboard, which is committed to providing excellent performance for DIY enthusiasts and gamers.
Of course, in addition to the rapid distribution in the DIY market, many OEMs have also launched a new generation of desktop game consoles with the help of the 12th generation of Core desktops, such as the protagonist of our video - Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 series.
Savior Blade 9000 2022 Series Analysis
The new generation of Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 series with the 12th generation Core, this show uses a Core i5-12600K processor, with Lenovo's customized Z690 chipset motherboard (supporting native 12 power supply output), 16GB DDR5-4800MHz memory, RTX 3060 Ti LHR graphics card, 1TB PCIe 4.0 solid state drive, 4 heat pipe tower air-cooled heatsink, etc., the first official guidance price is 9999 yuan.
As the protagonist of this review, the Core i5-12600K is the main product of the 12th generation Core family, it has 6 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores, due to the performance core support hyper-threading, the total number of threads reached 16; the Core i5-12600K performance core single core Turbo frequency is 4.9GHz, The full-core turbo frequency is 4.5GHz and supports unlock multiplier manual overclocking; of course, the Core i5-12600K also offers l3 cache with a capacity of 20MB, and a L2 cache with a capacity of 9.5MB.
In terms of power setting naming, the 12th generation Core abandoned the original concept of thermal design power (TDP) and instead changed to the two parameters of Processor Base Power (PBP) and Maxim Turbo Power (MTP); PBP is the standard power consumption of the processor's base frequency, similar to the previous TDP and PL1, while the latter is the maximum acceleration power consumption of the processor when running full Turbo, similar to the previous PL2. Among them, the Core i5-12600K PBP is 125W, MTP is 150W, as we all know, the power wall has a great impact on the performance of the processor, and in order to meet the better performance release level, Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 equipped with Z690 chipset motherboard supports the native 12 power supply output, the official said that it can meet the continuous output of 251W power consumption, combined with further optimization of the 4 heat pipe tower air cooling, it is more than enough to deal with the Core i5-12600K full blood play.
In terms of graphics cards, this Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 is equipped with the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti LHR version, which is a mid-range game card based on the Ampere architecture GA104 core, which can be well matched with the Core i5-12600K processor.
However, one thing to note, perhaps because of capacity and cost constraints, this Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 is only equipped with 1 16GB capacity Hynix granular DDR5 memory, which may have a certain impact on performance. Taking into account the memory slot reserved on the motherboard, in order to leave no bottlenecks, we replaced two 16GB capacity Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 memory to form a dual channel before testing, and locked the frequency to 4800CL40 through the BIOS.
Processor performance testing – comparable to the previous two generations of core i9s
Through the introduction of the previous article, I believe that everyone has an understanding of the basic information of this Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022, and the next step is to use this host as a test platform to fully display the performance of core i5-12600K.
In terms of theoretical performance, we use mainstream benchmark software such as CPU-Z, Cinebench R23, Geekbench 5, PCMark 10, Blender, V-Ray 5, Procyon, etc. The operating system is pre-installed Windows 11, ensuring that the hybrid architecture is well scheduled. (All test software in this article is the actual use of my real test and does not represent the position of any brand party.) ）
Let's take a look at the common Cinemabench, as a test software based on Cinema 4D, Cinebench testing is simple and intuitive and widely popular, and has been updated to the R23 version along with Cinema 4D.
The Cinebench R23 running score, the Core i5-12600K multithreading score is 17230pts, and the single-thread score is 1911pts. With an IPC boost with a performance core and an additional energy efficiency core, the Core i5-12600K has improved significantly in the Cinebench R23 test, with multi-threaded and single-threaded scores comparable to the flagship Overclocked Core i9-11900K and Core i9-10900K of the previous two generations.
CPU-Z is also a popular benchmark software, containing different projects to run with different instruction sets that call the processor separately, using the latest version 1.98. Considering that the new generation of performance core Golden Cove architecture has a double-digit IPC improvement compared to the 11th generation Core's Cypress Cove architecture, the Core i5-12600K also performed well in this test.
Geekbench 5 is a benchmark software that supports cross-platform operation, and the Core i5-12600K has a single-threaded score of 1899 and a multi-thread score of 12675. It is also not inferior to the previous generation flagship Core i9-11900K.
V-Ray is a rendering software developed by CHAOSGROUP, a professional renderer development company, and is a very popular rendering engine in the industry. This time using the V-Ray 5 independent benchmark, the Core i5-12600K score is 11801vsamples.
Blender is an open source cross-platform all-round 3D animation production software, providing a series of animation short film production solutions from modeling, animation, materials, rendering, to audio processing, video editing, etc., and the version used in this test is 2.93.5. Import bwm27 footage for rendering, taking 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
PCMark 10 contains a comprehensive set of test items covering a wide range of tasks in the modern workplace, and is widely recognized as a comprehensive computer performance test software, in addition to the processor, memory, graphics card, SSD performance will also affect the score. Running the PCMark Application Test Project (Office+Edge), the Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 with a Core i5-12600K score of 14004.
UL Procyon is a benchmark component for professional users, and currently launched the Office Productivity Benchmark Program, which uses microsoft Office applications to measure the productivity performance of computers. The benchmark features simulating real-world tasks using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. The Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022, equipped with the Core i5-12600K, has a score of 7128.
UL Procyon also provides photo editing benchmarks that invoke adobe photoshop and Adobe Lightroom pre-installed on the computer to edit images, fine-tuning and batch processing respectively. This test examines more dimensions, the processor's single-threaded, multi-threaded, memory performance will have an impact on the performance. In this test, the Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 equipped with core i5-12600K scored 8244, showing good image processing performance.
The video editing benchmark included in UL Procyon calls Adobe Premiere Pro to export video project files to a common format. Each video project includes a variety of edits, adjustments, and effects. The benchmark score is based on the time it takes to export the video. This test is equipped with the Core i5-12600K Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 overall score of 7365, reflecting that the video editing performance is also excellent.
Game Performance Testing – Tackling mainstream games without stress
Through the previous theoretical performance test, it can be found that the Core i5-12600K is indeed very powerful, with a comprehensive architectural innovation, in the single-threaded, multi-threaded two aspects of great progress, not only can do far better than the previous Core i5-11600K, and even comparable to the previous two generations of flagship Core i9 series, and this also ensures the performance in productivity and content creation.
Of course, many users are more concerned about the actual game performance, Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 this console is also the main gamer product line, so we also tested its graphics performance and game performance.
The theoretical test of graphics performance used 3DMark to test both Fire Strike and Time Spy projects. In the Fire Strike project, the graphics card score is 29406 and the physical score for measuring processor performance is 30479.
The Time Spy project has a graphics score of 11422 and a CPU score of 13765.
The test also used four representative games such as CS:GO, Rainbow Six: Siege, Subway: Departure Enhanced Edition, and F1 2020. All use the highest \ very high quality, the resolution is 1080P.
"CS:GO" is a very representative first-person shooter battle online game, which has high requirements for the performance of the processor. With the blessing of the Core i5-12600K, even with the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, the Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 machine running the FPS Benchmark performance test in the workshop can also run the average frame rate of 523FPS.
Rainbow Six: Siege is also a very popular first-person shooter, which requires slightly higher hardware configuration than CS:GO, but lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 runs its own benchmark performance test screen, and the average frame rate can reach 424FPS.
"F1 2020" is an urban racing racing game, the test mode selects the Australian track, Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 the whole machine can stabilize the frame rate at 225FPS.
The Enhanced Edition of Metro: Gone brings higher special effects than the original, as well as ray tracing and DLSS technical support, of course, the requirements for hardware configuration are also higher, and it can be called a generation of hardware killer games. During the test, the screen selects extreme, ray tracing is set to Ultra, and DLSS is set to Balanced. The average frame rate of the final test was 64.34FPS, which was also very smooth. However, a closer look can be found that in fact, the main bottleneck is the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, if you switch to a better graphics card, you can further increase the frame rate.
Power consumption testing and summary
To summarize briefly, the 12th generation of Core desktop processors have been fully upgraded in multiple dimensions, and the performance and energy consumption ratio have been greatly improved. The Core i5-12600K is the first batch of 12th generation Core family to position the mainstream products, called the mainstay designed to meet the majority of gamers! Through this test, its performance is also not disappointing, the theoretical performance is very strong, and with the RTX 3060 Ti and other mid-to-high-end discrete graphics cards can get a very good gaming experience in all kinds of games.
At present, the 12th generation of Core desktop version has been fully released, in addition to their own DIY saver, there are also OEM brand game consoles such as Lenovo Savior Blade 9000 2022 available for purchase, which can also bring a good experience, and players can purchase according to their own needs!