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Pentium G2020 vs Core i5-12600K

Pentium G2020 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7303 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7303 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3209 days newer than Pentium G2020.

Advantages of Pentium G2020

  • Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 55 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G2020 - 182 vs 163 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 16 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013


FPS

163

90%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

182

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.37/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$249

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7303 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013


Single-Core

476

19%

Multi-Core

817

7%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo

Pentium G2020

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 21st, 2013
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCore i5
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
10
2
16
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
55 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
29.0x
37.0x
Intel HDUHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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