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Core i7-7700 vs Core i5-12600

Core i7-7700 vs Core i5-12600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i7-7700

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £180 on Amazon

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Updated 44027 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

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Intel Core i7-7700

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £180 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 44027 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 44027 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700

  • Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £180.0 vs £256.46
  • Up to 10% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-12600 - £1.5 vs £1.67 per FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700 - 154 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

120

77.92207792207793%

Value, £/FPS

£1.5/FPS

100%

Price, £

£180

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £180 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 44027 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

154

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.67/FPS

89.82035928143713%

Price, £

£256.46

70%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 44027 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1389

58.582876423450024%

Multi-Core

4460

45.880053492439046%

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

100%

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo

Intel Core i7-7700

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Intel Core i5-12600 Logo

Intel Core i5-12600

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

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