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Core i5-10210U vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-10210U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-10210U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 806 days newer than Core i5-10210U.

Advantages of Core i5-10210U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-10210U - 466 vs 401 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10210U - 16 vs 8 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


FPS

401

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

466

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


Single-Core

1114

45%

Multi-Core

3067

26%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo

Core i5-10210U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Aug 21st, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD GraphicsIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-10210U or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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