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Celeron 3965U vs Core i5-12600K

Celeron 3965U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for 141.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for 141.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Celeron 3965U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1766 days newer than Celeron 3965U.

Advantages of Intel Celeron 3965U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 15% better in Rocket League than Celeron 3965U - 775 vs 673 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron 3965U - 16 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Celeron 3965U Logo
Celeron 3965U

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

673

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

775

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.18/FPS

100%

Price, €

€141.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 141.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Celeron 3965U Logo
Celeron 3965U

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Celeron 3965U Logo
Celeron 3965U

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

453

18%

Multi-Core

793

7%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Celeron 3965U

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Intel Core i5-12600K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
CeleronCollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD Graphics 610Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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