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Intel logo Core i5-12600K
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General information Core i5-12600K Core i7-970
Launched Q4 2021 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Gulftown
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 13.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 28.6 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 130 W 13.3 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12600K Core i7-970
Overall Score 65077 0 % 45369 30.3 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 20 % 76.5 %
Benchmark Score 17936 0 % 4237 76.4 %
Single Thread Score 3953 0 % 1468.5 62.9 %
Encrypting Data 18387.3 MB/s 0 % 2518.5 MB/s 86.3 %
Compressing Data 340.6 MB/s 0 % 109.8 MB/s 67.8 %
String objects sorting 36160.5 thousand/s 0 % 15121.2 thousand/s 58.2 %
Prime numbers generation 92.8 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 68.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 87544.4 millions/s 0 % 27478.4 millions/s 68.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66914.3 millions/s 0 % 11546.6 millions/s 82.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600K, Core i7-970.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600K Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 236.8 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 296.1 FPS 178.9 FPS
Low settings 370.1 FPS 223.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12600K Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.3 FPS 130.5 FPS
High settings 264.4 FPS 208.8 FPS
Medium settings 330.5 FPS 261.1 FPS
Low settings 413.2 FPS 326.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 21 %
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