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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 82 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-12600 - 172 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £202.05 vs £256.13
- Up to 22% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-12600 - £1.17 vs £1.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
172
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£202.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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