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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Core i5-8600
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600 - 202 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - €169.75 vs €204.43
- Up to 27% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600 - €0.84 vs €1.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.75
100%
FPS and Value 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
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Core i5-12600KF
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94 FPS
€9.24/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
€11.49/FPS
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