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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $135.0 vs $249.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700F - $0.61 vs $1.03 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8600 - 243 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 20 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
59%
Price, $
$249.99
54%
FPS 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
Badass
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Core i7-12700F
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
96 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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96 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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140 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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84 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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115 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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169 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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96 FPS
$11.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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67 FPS
$16.99/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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96 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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84 FPS
$14.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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