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Core i7-4600U vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i7-4600U vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i7-4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2986 days newer than Core i7-4600U.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 31% better in Minecraft than Core i7-4600U - 842 vs 645 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4600U - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

645

77%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

842

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.26/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

857

34%

Multi-Core

1593

12%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i7-4600U

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-4600U or Core i7-12700KF

Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High

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