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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 4034 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 40% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - 244 vs 174 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
244
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€307.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
27.24588781105019%
Multi-Core
1921
19.761341425779243%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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