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Core i7-5600U vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-5600U vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $393

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2440 days newer than Core i7-5600U.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-5600U - 166 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

154

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€261.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

911

36%

Multi-Core

1726

13%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-5600U

vs

Intel Core i7-12700K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-5600U or Core i7-12700K

Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest

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