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Core i5-4690S vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-4690S vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-4690S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2744 days newer than Core i5-4690S.

Advantages of Core i5-4690S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 9% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-4690S - 131 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 16 vs 4 threads
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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

120

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.77

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1122

46%

Multi-Core

3299

28%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo

Core i5-4690S

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-4690S or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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