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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium Gold G7400 - 390 vs 371 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £84.99 vs £153.56
- Up to 41% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12600KF - £0.23 vs £0.39 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
390
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
58%
Price, £
£153.56
55%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
371
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Desktop Processor 6M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
Buy for £84.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 144 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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