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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 926 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-9700F - 111 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $152.66 vs $295.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-9700F - $1.38 vs $2.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 16 vs 8 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/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
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i5-12600KF
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$16.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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36 FPS
$36.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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40 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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58 FPS
$25.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,495.67
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77 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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40 FPS
$37.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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