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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i5-6600K - 770 vs 717 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £138.88 vs £235.96
- Up to 39% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-12700F - £0.19 vs £0.31 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
770
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
61%
Price, £
£235.96
58%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
717
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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In Stock
Updated 16746 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i5-6600K
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
539 FPS
£3.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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329 FPS
£3.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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454 FPS
£3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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329 FPS
£3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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329 FPS
£3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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