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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600T.
Advantages of Core i5-8600T
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $122.54 vs $189.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-12700KF - $0.89 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 40% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8600T - 193 vs 138 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600T - 20 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
138
72%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$122.54
100%
Value Winner
SIVOYEEL CPU Processor Intel Core I5-8600T I5 8600T 2.3 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 9M 35W LGA 1151
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
91%
Price, $
$189.99
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600T | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600T or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
142 FPS
$9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$12.6/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$12.17/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
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164 FPS
$13.55/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
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183 FPS
$10.93/FPS
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164 FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
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160 FPS
$5.31/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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180 FPS
$10.28/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
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$8.29/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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172 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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