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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i7-5557U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 2522 days newer than Core i7-5557U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5557U
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 28 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 34% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-5557U - 683 vs 511 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5557U - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
683
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$273.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5557U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5557U | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
28 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel Iris 6100 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5557U or Core i5-12600
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
394 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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