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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G6900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 61 days older than the cheaper Celeron G6900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than Celeron G6900 - 249 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G6900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G6900
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - €69.58 vs €198.8
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227
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Intel Celeron G6900 desktop processor 12. Generation (Basistakt: 3.4 GHz, PCIe 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support) BX80715G6900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1603
65.42857142857143%
Multi-Core
2696
22.862957937584802%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Celeron G6900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Celeron G6900
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
166 FPS
€3.73/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€619.9
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170 FPS
€3.92/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€666
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219 FPS
€5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,234.9
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166 FPS
€4.13/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€684.9
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