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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF and the more expensive Core i5-12600K have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-12600K - 238 vs 234 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £198.99 vs £202.05
- Up to 2% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-12600K - £0.84 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i7-12700KF
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
188 FPS
£9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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132 FPS
£19.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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188 FPS
£9.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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