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Core i7-3517U vs Core i5-12600K

Core i7-3517U 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 i7-3517U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3441 days newer than Core i7-3517U.

Advantages of Core i7-3517U

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 17 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 30% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3517U - 201 vs 155 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3517U - 16 vs 4 threads
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3517U Logo
Core i7-3517U

Mobile • Jun 3rd, 2012


FPS

155

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

201

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3517U Logo
Core i7-3517U

Mobile • Jun 3rd, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3517U Logo
Core i7-3517U

Mobile • Jun 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

457

19%

Multi-Core

945

8%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-3517U Logo

Core i7-3517U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

PC Builds Using Core i7-3517U or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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