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Core i5-10210U vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i5-10210U vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i5-10210U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 806 days newer than Core i5-10210U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10210U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 17% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10210U - 212 vs 181 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10210U - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


FPS

181

85%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

212

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.03/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


Single-Core

1114

44%

Multi-Core

3067

23%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i5-10210U

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Aug 21st, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-10210U or Core i7-12700KF

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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