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Core i7-5600U vs Core i7-12700KF

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

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $189.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 787 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $189.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 787 minutes ago

Key Differences

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

Advantages of Core i7-5600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 68% better in War Thunder than Core i7-5600U - 255 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 20 vs 4 threads
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

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

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

152

60%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

255

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$189.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $189.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 787 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

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

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

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 i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i7-5600U Logo

Core i7-5600U

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Mar 1st, 2015
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BroadwellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
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2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.0 GHz
15 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
26.0x
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Intel HD 5500
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PCs Using Core i7-5600U or Core i7-12700KF

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$189.99

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$189.99

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$126.99

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$130

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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

$173

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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Core i7-13700K

$310

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$416.96

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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Core i7-14700F

$273.18

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$189.99

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Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

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