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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $264
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3290 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-3970X - 242 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $152.66 vs $217.44
- Up to 38% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-3970X - $0.63 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 125 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$152.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i5-12600KF
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
200 FPS
$8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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185 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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144 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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