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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 31% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700 - 157 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £180.0 vs £182.47
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1389
56.693877551020414%
Multi-Core
4460
37.822252374491185%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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