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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1112 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Core i7-9700K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9700K - 182 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $155.86 vs $202.00
- Up to 26% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9700K - $0.86 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
182
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/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
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9700K or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
48 FPS
€30.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,441.43
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79 FPS
€18.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,441.43
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66 FPS
€25.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,711.7
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66 FPS
€16.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,081.07
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78 FPS
€18.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,441.43
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105 FPS
€14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,515.52
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104 FPS
€15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
€37.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,241.44
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58 FPS
€60.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€3,512.61
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59 FPS
€20.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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