Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i7-12700

Core i5-12600KF vs Core i7-12700 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-12600KF is faster than the Core i7-12700. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12700 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12700 has slightly more cores than the Core i5-12600KF. Indeed, the Core i7-12700 has 12 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i5-12600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12600KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The Core i7-12700 outputs less heat than Core i5-12600KF thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.