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Core i5-2405S vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i5-2405S 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 £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

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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 £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3819 days newer than Core i5-2405S.

Advantages of Core i5-2405S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 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 30% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-2405S - 130 vs 100 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2405S - 16 vs 4 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2405S Logo
Core i5-2405S

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

100

77%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

130

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.3/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

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 £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2405S Logo
Core i5-2405S

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2405S Logo
Core i5-2405S

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

535

22%

Multi-Core

1429

12%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i5-2405S Logo

Core i5-2405S

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

May 22nd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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