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Core i5-7600 vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i5-7600 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i5-7600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1766 days newer than Core i5-7600.

Advantages of Core i5-7600

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-7600 - 166 vs 158 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Red Dead Redemption 2

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1920 x 1080

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Intel Core i5-7600 Logo
Core i5-7600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

158

95%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-7600 3.5 GHz QuadCore 6 Mb Cache CPU - Black

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.33/FPS

100%

Price, £

£221.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-7600 Logo
Core i5-7600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7600 Logo
Core i5-7600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1373

54%

Multi-Core

3812

28%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i5-7600 Logo

Core i5-7600

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
35.0xMultiplier
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable

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