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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $264
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-11500 - 315 vs 308 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $154.65 vs $198.63
- Up to 23% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-11500 - $0.49 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
315
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$154.65
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i5-12600KF
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
250 FPS
$6.4/FPS
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Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.68/FPS
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Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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98 FPS
$11.83/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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130 FPS
$11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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172 FPS
$7.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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98 FPS
$13.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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98 FPS
$26.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$12.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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98 FPS
$13.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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