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Core i7-840QM vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-840QM 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

Updated 250 minutes ago

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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 250 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-840QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 4155 days newer than Core i7-840QM.

Advantages of Core i7-840QM

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 310% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-840QM - 86 vs 21 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-840QM - 16 vs 8 threads
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Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010


FPS

21

24%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

86

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.97/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 250 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010


Single-Core

394

16%

Multi-Core

916

8%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo

Core i7-840QM

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jun 20th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
ClarksfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G1SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
14.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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