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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600T
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $179.95 vs $219.99
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 35% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-6600T - 153 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-6600T - $1.44 vs $1.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 20 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
113
73.8562091503268%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
90.56603773584905%
Price, $
$179.95
100%
Intel Core i5 i5-6600T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.70 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151 Pack CM8066201920601
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$219.99
81%
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 i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600T | 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 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600T or Core i7-12700F
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
65 FPS
$18.46/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700F
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Core i7-12700F
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$19.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$19.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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