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Core i5-12600K vs Pentium G620

Core i5-12600K vs Pentium G620: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Pentium G620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3819 days newer than Pentium G620.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Fortnite than Pentium G620 - 240 vs 212 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G620 - 16 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G620

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

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.99/FPS

100%

Price, £

£236.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £236.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G620 Logo
Pentium G620

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

212

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Pentium G620 Logo
Pentium G620

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Pentium G620 Logo
Pentium G620

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

396

16%

Multi-Core

688

6%

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateMay 22nd, 2011
Core i5CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores2
16
Threads2
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier26.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

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