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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £168.88 vs £235.96
- Up to 21% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-12700F - £0.69 vs £0.87 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-9600KF - 272 vs 245 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 - 20 vs 6 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
245
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
79%
Price, £
£235.96
71%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Updated 8077 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i7-12700F
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
232 FPS
£7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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153 FPS
£7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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205 FPS
£7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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153 FPS
£7.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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153 FPS
£6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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