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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 2703 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 36% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5930K - 184 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $189.4 vs $549.95
- Up to 75% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5930K - $1.03 vs $4.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 58286 minutes ago
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
135
73.36956521739131%
Value, $/FPS
$4.07/FPS
25.307125307125304%
Price, $
$549.95
34%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 58287 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
48.755799240826654%
Multi-Core
5480
56.37280115214484%
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600 or Core i7-5930K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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