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Pentium 987 vs Core i5-12600KF

Pentium 987 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for 130.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for 130.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3198 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 17 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 53% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium 987 - 155 vs 101 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 16 vs 2 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

101

65%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

155

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€130.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 130.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

9%

Multi-Core

382

3%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Feb 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
1.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
17 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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254.68

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130.26

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Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Ryzen 5 7600

178.3

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
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Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
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Core i7-13700K

278.38

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Pentium 987

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Core i5-12400

120.23

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

130.26

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Core i7-12700K

186.49

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164.86

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130.26

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Core i7-14700K

299.65

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Pentium 987

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Core i9-14900K

390.07

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Ryzen 5 5600

105.46

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Pentium 987

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71.17

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

130.26

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341.44

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Pentium 987

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Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Ryzen 9 5900X

260.38

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Core i9-12900K

255.4

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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154.95

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Core i9-12900KF

243.2

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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449.55

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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116.48

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Core i5-12600KF

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Core i5-12600KF

130.26

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Core i7-13700K

278.38

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

130.26

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Core i5-12400

120.23

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

130.26

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Core i7-12700KF

164.86

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

130.26

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Core i9-14900K

390.07

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