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Core i3-5005U vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-5005U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7372 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7372 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-5005U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2440 days newer than Core i3-5005U.

Advantages of Core i3-5005U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Core i3-5005U - 151 vs 140 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-5005U - 16 vs 4 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

140

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

151

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€155.86

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7372 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

623

25%

Multi-Core

1241

11%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo

Core i3-5005U

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Mar 1st, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i5
BroadwellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
10
4
16
2.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
15 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
20.0x
37.0x
Intel HD 5500UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i3-5005U or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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341.19

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104.26

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114.41

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446.27

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Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

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251.35

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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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154.95

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765.76

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129.56

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Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

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117.12

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279.28

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
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180.17

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
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155.86

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
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108.01

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U
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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

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Core i3-5005U
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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

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Core i3-5005U
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Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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Core i3-5005U
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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

Intel Core i3-5005U Logo
Core i3-5005U
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Core i7-12700K

175.68

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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

129.56

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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