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Core i7-7920HQ vs Core i5-12600K

Core i7-7920HQ vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $568

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-7920HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1766 days newer than Core i7-7920HQ.

Advantages of Core i7-7920HQ

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 21% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-7920HQ - 217 vs 179 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7920HQ - 16 vs 8 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i7-7920HQ Logo
Core i7-7920HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

179

82%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

217

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.1/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 157 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-7920HQ Logo
Core i7-7920HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7920HQ Logo
Core i7-7920HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1271

52%

Multi-Core

4142

35%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-7920HQ Logo

Core i7-7920HQ

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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£208.69

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£238.62

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£343.97

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£326.49

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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