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Core i7-5820K vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-5820K vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74957 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-5820K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2621 days newer than Core i7-5820K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5820K - 190 vs 135 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5820K - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5820K - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

135

71.05263157894737%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

190

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£173.49

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74957 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

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Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1160

46.92556634304207%

Multi-Core

5443

45.222665337321374%

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Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

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Intel Core i7-5820K

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Intel Core i5-12600KF

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Haswell ECodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
140 WTDP
125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-5820K or Core i5-12600KF

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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