Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2986 days newer than Core i7-4600U.
Advantages of Core i7-4600U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 17% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-4600U - 112 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4600U - 20 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4600U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4600U | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 5000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
