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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-11600 - 242 vs 236 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £241.62 vs £278.2
- Up to 11% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-12600 - £1.02 vs £1.15 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£241.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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