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€137.55
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AvailabilityMSRP $264
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MSRP $264
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-10600KF
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €137.55 vs €170.49
- Up to 14% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12600KF - €0.44 vs €0.51 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10600KF - 332 vs 316 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
316
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€137.55
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF, processore per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
332
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.51/FPS
86%
Price, €
€170.49
80%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600KF | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-10600KF or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
224 FPS
€3.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€869
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224 FPS
€4.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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