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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - CA$122.95 vs CA$244.99
- Up to 2% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12600K - CA$0.47 vs CA$0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 96% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium Gold G5400T - 511 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 16 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
261
51%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$122.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 Ghz Lga1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
511
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.48/FPS
97%
Price, CA$
CA$244.99
50%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400T or Core i5-12600K
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
390 FPS
CA$4.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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343 FPS
CA$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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