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Core i7-640M vs Core i5-12600K

Core i7-640M vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-640M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 4057 days newer than Core i7-640M.

Advantages of Core i7-640M

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 23% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-640M - 111 vs 90 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-640M - 16 vs 4 threads
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Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-640M Logo
Core i7-640M

Mobile • Sep 26th, 2010


FPS

90

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

111

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.8/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-640M Logo
Core i7-640M

Mobile • Sep 26th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-640M Logo
Core i7-640M

Mobile • Sep 26th, 2010


Single-Core

419

17%

Multi-Core

790

7%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-640M Logo

Core i7-640M

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 26th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
ArrandaleCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G1SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
HD Graphics (Ironlake)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-640M or Core i5-12600K

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