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Core i5-6600T vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i5-6600T vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $213

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $264

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2317 days newer than Core i5-6600T.

Advantages of Core i5-6600T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 35 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 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-6600T - 152 vs 143 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 16 vs 4 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

143

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.33/FPS

100%

Price, €

€202.51

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box

Buy for 202.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8541 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1181

48%

Multi-Core

3223

27%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo

Core i5-6600T

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jul 2nd, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i5
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
10
4
16
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
35 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
27.0x
37.0x
UHD Graphics 530
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-6600T or Core i5-12600KF

With selected game settings

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