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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-12500 - 242 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €174.99 vs €201.92
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
93.48705501618123%
Multi-Core
9079
75.43203722166832%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-12600KF
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
107 FPS
€8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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125 FPS
€8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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