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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12500 - 182 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €202.51 vs €210.00
- Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12500 - €1.11 vs €1.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
182
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€202.51
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
86 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€964.2
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111 FPS
€11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,319.9
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111 FPS
€10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,184.9
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64 FPS
€12.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
97 FPS
€15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,484.07
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60 FPS
€11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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60 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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81 FPS
€22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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