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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 21% better in League of Legends than Core i5-11600K - 322 vs 266 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-11600K - £0.62 vs £0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £169.99 vs £198.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
322
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.99
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i5-11600K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
312 FPS
£5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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303 FPS
£8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,559.31
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312 FPS
£6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,874.01
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