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Core i7-5600U vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-5600U vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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

Buy for 169.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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

Buy for 169.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-5600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2440 days newer than Core i7-5600U.

Advantages of Core i7-5600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-5600U - 206 vs 200 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 16 vs 4 threads
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

200

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

206

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.82/FPS

100%

Price, €

€169.15

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

Buy for 169.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

911

37%

Multi-Core

1726

14%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo

Core i7-5600U

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 5500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-5600U or Core i5-12600KF

With selected game settings

Core i7-5600U and Core i5-12600KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

137.37

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

303.77

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

81.33

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

372.04

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo
Core i7-5600U
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

85

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

137.37

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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

169.15

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

303.77

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

81.33

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

372.04

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