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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2378 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-6600K - 273 vs 266 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 20 vs 4 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
273
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i7-12700F
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
113 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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113 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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168 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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98 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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137 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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200 FPS
$9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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113 FPS
$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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75 FPS
$15.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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113 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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98 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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