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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2216 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Core i5-6500TE - 244 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $172.99 vs $177.59
- Up to 28% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6500TE - $0.71 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 16 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500TE | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
122 FPS
$13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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144 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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143 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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128 FPS
$28.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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107 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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