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£168.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1113 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £168.88 vs £250.97
- Up to 16% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-12700 - £0.88 vs £1.05 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 25% better in War Thunder than Core i5-9600KF - 238 vs 191 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
191
80%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
83%
Price, £
£250.97
67%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £250.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11760 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i7-12700
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
201 FPS
£7.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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206 FPS
£11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
In Stock
198 FPS
£5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
In Stock
190 FPS
£9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
In Stock
198 FPS
£6.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
In Stock
190 FPS
£3.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
In Stock
201 FPS
£6.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
In Stock
190 FPS
£9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
190 FPS
£8.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
In Stock
176 FPS
£6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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