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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 7% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-9700KF - 292 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $165.48 vs $225.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-9700KF - $0.56 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
274
93.83561643835617%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
68.29268292682927%
Price, $
$225
73%
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
292
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 252 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1666
70.26571067060313%
Multi-Core
7107
73.10976237012653%
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i5-12600
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
100 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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142 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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