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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700F is 713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-14700F - £271.98 vs £347.98
- Up to 17% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-14700F - £1.81 vs £2.19 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-12600 - 159 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 28 vs 12 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
150
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£271.98
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 190 minutes ago
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
159
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.19/FPS
82%
Price, £
£347.98
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 189 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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