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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 35% better in Starfield than Core i7-7700T - 74 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700T - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700T
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $150.0 vs $329.27
- Up to 39% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-12600 - $2.73 vs $4.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Intel Core i7 i7-7700T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 1 MB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-7700T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700T |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600 or Core i7-7700T
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$899/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i7-7700T
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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31 FPS
$64.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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