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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €256.88 vs €265.99
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8600K - 159 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
65.45300592718036%
Multi-Core
5597
48.55556519476013%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i7-12700F
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
€18.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,329
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105 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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71 FPS
€15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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62 FPS
€16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,009
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105 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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71 FPS
€17.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,249
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85 FPS
€14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
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86 FPS
€13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,129.4
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71 FPS
€15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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48 FPS
€20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
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