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Core i5-12600KF vs Core i7-14700KF

Core i5-12600KF vs Core i7-14700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6300 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i7-14700KF

3.4 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Buy for £326.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6299 minutes ago

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6300 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i7-14700KF

3.4 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Buy for £326.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6299 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $264

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-14700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - £169.39 vs £326.15
Up to 45% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-14700KF - £0.57 vs £1.04 per FPS

Advantages of Core i7-14700KF

Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-12600KF - 314 vs 296 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 28 vs 16 threads

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This is a free version of Lost Ark.

Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

296

94%

Value, £/FPS

£0.57/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

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 £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6300 minutes ago

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

314

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.04/FPS

55%

Price, £

£326.15

51%

FPS Winner

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Buy for £326.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6299 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

514

FPS

587

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

241

FPS

247

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

911

FPS

986

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

311

FPS

392

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

155

FPS

167

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2472

83%

Multi-Core

12036

63%

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2975

100%

Multi-Core

19234

100%

Core i5-12600KF	vs	Core i7-14700KF
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	20
16	Threads	28
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.6 GHz
125 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i7-14700KF

With selected game settings

Stormforce Crystal Gaming PC Image

Stormforce Crystal Gaming PC

281 FPS

£8.89/FPS

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Core i7-14700KF

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£2,499

In Stock

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