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Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-8600

Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-8600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $265.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350015 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350016 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $265.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350015 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350016 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1441 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8600 - 241 vs 220 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $175.0 vs $265.49
  • Up to 27% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700 - $0.8 vs $1.1 per FPS
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

241

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.1/FPS

72.72727272727273%

Price, $

$265.49

65%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $265.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350015 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

220

91.28630705394191%

Value, $/FPS

$0.8/FPS

100%

Price, $

$175

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350016 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

63.49760139555168%

Multi-Core

5027

46.63265306122449%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Intel Core i7-12700

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Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
21.0xMultiplier
31.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-8600

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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