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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Rust than Core i5-11600KF - 245 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $154.65 vs $165.86
- Up to 12% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-11600KF - $0.63 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
245
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/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
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i5-12600KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
$13.36/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$8.94/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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123 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
$19.42/FPS
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