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Core i5-8259U vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-8259U 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 i5-8259U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1309 days newer than Core i5-8259U.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-8259U - 111 vs 100 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8259U - 16 vs 8 threads
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Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

100

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

111

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1229

50%

Multi-Core

4064

34%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo

Core i5-8259U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8Threads
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
Not AvailableTDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
23.0xMultiplier
Iris Pro PlusIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Core i5-8259U or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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