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In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1766 days newer than Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-7700 - 296 vs 277 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1389
56.693877551020414%
Multi-Core
4460
37.822252374491185%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i7-7700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
167 FPS
$7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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193 FPS
$8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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177 FPS
$9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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177 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,887.99
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177 FPS
$11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,003.85
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51 FPS
$33.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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226 FPS
$6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,396.17
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224 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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148 FPS
$6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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203 FPS
$17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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