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£188.66
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £188.66 vs £259.95
- Up to 25% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-12600 - £1.14 vs £1.52 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 4% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-7700K - 171 vs 165 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
165
96.49122807017544%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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In Stock
Updated 133 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
171
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.52/FPS
74.99999999999999%
Price, £
£259.95
72%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £259.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 133 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1571
66.25896246309574%
Multi-Core
5105
52.515173336076536%
Intel Core i7-7700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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