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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €242.73 vs €274.65
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-8600K - 234 vs 219 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
65.45300592718036%
Multi-Core
5597
48.55556519476013%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i7-12700F
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
134 FPS
€9.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
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134 FPS
€8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
In Stock
187 FPS
€8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,539
In Stock
187 FPS
€7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
In Stock
134 FPS
€9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,219
In Stock
118 FPS
€8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979
In Stock
187 FPS
€9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699
In Stock
159 FPS
€9.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,489
In Stock
134 FPS
€10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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134 FPS
€10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,349
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