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Core i5-12600K vs Core i7-9700

Core i5-12600K vs Core i7-9700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 926 days newer than Core i7-9700.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-9700 - 389 vs 354 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

389

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

354

91.00257069408741%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€182.61

100%

Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 182.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74410 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1556

63.51020408163265%

Multi-Core

6217

52.72218453188603%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

vs
Intel Core i7-9700 Logo

Intel Core i7-9700

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateApr 23rd, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores8
16
Threads8
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.7 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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