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In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 553 days newer than Core i7-10700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 45% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-10700 - 160 vs 110 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i7-10700
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
46 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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59 FPS
$26.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,577.34
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51 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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51 FPS
$34.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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1 FPS
$699.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-10700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
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51 FPS
$37.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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77 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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1 FPS
$2158.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,158.88
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64 FPS
$56.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-10700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199
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