Intel Core i7 11700K vs i5 12600KF
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 11700K with 8-cores against the 3.7 GHz i5 12600KF with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700K
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600KF
- Around 26.8 GB/s (54%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 10 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- Newer - released 7 months later
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2598 vs 2372 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#166th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 829.7 MB/sec | 1020 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 85.6 Klines/sec | 97.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 211.8 pages/sec | 304.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 338.9 Mpixels/sec | 396.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 227.4 pages/sec | 263.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.3 images/sec | 57.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 85.1 images/sec | 118.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.8 Mpixels/sec | 22.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 86.2 GOps/sec | 87.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 51.1 GOps/sec | 67 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 66M Primes/sec | 90M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.8M Strings/sec | 35.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.5 GBytes/sec | 18.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 321.8 MBytes/sec | 342.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1030 Frames/sec | 1544 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 22.9B Matrices/sec | 22B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 6 PPW | 7.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 85 PPW | 103.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 194.5 PPW | 220.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.67 PPW | 1.8 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 11700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-12 (TheGoodOldChipsGERMANY) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 867 |
| π 2026-01-14 (Aaron esxboi) | Cinebench 2024 | 92 / 745 |
| π 2024-11-03 (Sierra) | Cinebench 2024 | 67 / 557 |
| π 2024-05-26 (Guest #3) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 767 |
| π 2024-04-03 (Bryan Santiago) | Cinebench 2024 | 90 / 775 |
Intel Core i5 12600KF
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-06 (Bughunter47) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 833 |
| π 2025-11-01 (desbiensl) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 951 |
| π 2025-03-04 (Sylph) | Cinebench 2024 | 98 / 674 |
| π 2025-01-15 (Fei Mian) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 994 |
| π 2025-01-12 (Isdato) | Cinebench 2024 | 107 / 933 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 11700K and i5 12600KFGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-11700K | i5-12600KF |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus |
Intel CPU rating (146th and 93rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 37x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 9728K (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 150 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (105th and 82nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 256 | - |
| TMUs | 64 | - |
| ROPs | 32 | - |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 11700K official page | Intel Core i5 12600KF official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Cast your vote
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