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Core i7-7740X vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-7740X vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $264

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-7740X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1592 days newer than Core i7-7740X.

Advantages of Core i7-7740X

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 112 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 17% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-7740X - 249 vs 213 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7740X - 16 vs 8 threads
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-7740X Logo
Core i7-7740X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

213

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

249

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/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 8529 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-7740X Logo
Core i7-7740X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7740X Logo
Core i7-7740X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1634

66%

Multi-Core

5277

44%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i7-7740X Logo

Core i7-7740X

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jun 26th, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7Core i5
Kaby LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
10
8
16
4.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
112 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
43.0x
37.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Core i7-7740X or Core i5-12600KF

With selected game settings

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