Buy on Amazon
£168.88
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
Availability
MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £168.88 vs £250.97
- Up to 30% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-12700 - £1.04 vs £1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-10600 - 170 vs 163 FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
163
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £168.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17580 minutes ago
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
70%
Price, £
£250.97
67%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £250.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17579 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10600 or Core i7-12700
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
£20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,532.99
In Stock
81 FPS
£29.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,427.99
In Stock
70 FPS
£16.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,155.26
In Stock
60 FPS
£30.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,838.65
In Stock
70 FPS
£18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,285.99
In Stock
60 FPS
£11.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£665.23
In Stock
74 FPS
£16.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,233.99
In Stock
60 FPS
£29.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,799
In Stock
60 FPS
£26.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,579
In Stock
44 FPS
£23.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,055.45
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
