Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1491 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Valheim than Core i5-8600K - 220 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$223.3 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.02 vs CA$1.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$223.3
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |