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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K and the more expensive Core i5-12600K have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12600K - 270 vs 268 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £207.67 vs £238.61
- Up to 13% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12600K - £0.77 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
270
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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