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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 4440 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Core i7-860
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £230.18 vs £238.62
- Up to 2% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-12600K - £1.22 vs £1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-860 - 193 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
189
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£230.18
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)
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Updated 268 minutes ago
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
98%
Price, £
£238.62
96%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
Buy for £238.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 268 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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