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Core i7-950 vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-950 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 41 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 41 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 4538 days newer than Core i7-950.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 109% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-950 - 140 vs 67 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 16 vs 8 threads
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This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Mirage.
Assassin's Creed Mirage

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


FPS

67

48%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

140

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.21/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 41 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


Single-Core

463

19%

Multi-Core

1569

13%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i7-950 Logo

Core i7-950

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jun 2nd, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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