Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper FX-4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3676 days newer than the cheaper FX-4100.
Advantages of AMD FX-4100
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - €19.79 vs €499.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i5-12600K - €0.04 vs €0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 19% better in DOOM Eternal than FX-4100 - 534 vs 449 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4100 - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4100 doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
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Game Graphics
Nightmare
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4100 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 10 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
18.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |