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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Core i5-11500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-11500 - 164 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - £238.61 vs £325.13
- Up to 31% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-11500 - £1.45 vs £2.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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