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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 i7-12700
- Performs up to 5% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-9600KF - 193 vs 183 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £208.66 vs £246.97
- Up to 11% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-12700 - £1.14 vs £1.28 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
89.06249999999999%
Price, £
£246.97
84%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
183
94.81865284974094%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1587
69.21064108155255%
Multi-Core
5707
52.94063079777366%
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-9600KF
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
87 FPS
£18.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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107 FPS
£23.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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96 FPS
£10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.99
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87 FPS
£13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,199.79
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87 FPS
£14.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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100 FPS
£26.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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87 FPS
£16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
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103 FPS
£33.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,499
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103 FPS
£23.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,455
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87 FPS
£17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,552.15
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