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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 i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $148.49 vs $249.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-12700F - $1.13 vs $1.68 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 14% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8600K - 149 vs 131 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
131
87%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
67%
Price, $
$249.99
59%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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Updated 10599 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i7-12700F
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
68 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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68 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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61 FPS
$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
In Stock
79 FPS
$17.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
109 FPS
$16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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68 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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52 FPS
$21.89/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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68 FPS
$18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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61 FPS
$20.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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