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Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-12600K

Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1491 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-8700K - 133 vs 123 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

123

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€214.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K processor 20 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 214.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11388 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

64%

Multi-Core

6443

54%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-12600K

Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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