Buy on Amazon
£244.03
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
Availability
MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-11600 - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - £233.97 vs £244.03
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £244.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74737 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £233.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74738 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2122
92.54252071522023%
Multi-Core
8188
75.95547309833024%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 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 |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Core i7-12700
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
76 FPS
£12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£954.48
In Stock
67 FPS
£23.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,579
In Stock
67 FPS
£26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,799
In Stock
86 FPS
£29.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,495
In Stock
67 FPS
£15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,065.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,999.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£18.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,471.99
In Stock
76 FPS
£13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,049.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,284
In Stock
80 FPS
£33.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,688
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.
