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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8600 - 160 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8600 - CA$1.72 vs CA$1.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$222.5 vs CA$274.95
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
160
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.72/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$274.95
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 11763 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i5-8600
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
130 FPS
CA$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,755.4
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107 FPS
CA$15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,703.99
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