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Core i7-12700K vs Pentium G4560

Core i7-12700K vs Pentium G4560: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1766 days newer than Pentium G4560.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 80% better in War Thunder than Pentium G4560 - 255 vs 142 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 54 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of War Thunder.
War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

255

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.82/FPS

100%

Price, £

£209.68

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

142

56%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

707

28%

Multi-Core

1452

11%

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i7CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores2
20
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
54 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 610
Yes
OverclockableNo

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