Intel Core i7-9700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600KF

Core i7-9700KF vs Core i5-12600KF benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12600KF performs better than the Core i7-9700KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700KF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-12600KF has slightly more cores than the Core i7-9700KF. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has 10 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-9700KF. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700KF. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-12600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700KF. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-9700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-12600KF CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i7-9700KF has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.