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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-10700F - 132 vs 124 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $153.54 vs $182.79
- Up to 11% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-12600 - $1.37 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
93%
Value, €/FPS
€1.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€170.43
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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