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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3906 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 38% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-990X - 127 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $160.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-990X - $1.27 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
92
72.44094488188976%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
65.4639175257732%
Price, $
$178.02
90%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
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 i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
22.85598705501618%
Multi-Core
2626
21.817879694250582%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-12600KF
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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82 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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