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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-7700 - 95 vs 86 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 32% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £118.66 vs £173.49
- Up to 25% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-12600KF - £1.38 vs £1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.83/FPS
75%
Price, £
£173.49
68%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
86
90%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i7-7700
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
£27.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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