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Pentium G4600 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium G4600 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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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 £207.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 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 £207.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G4600 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 G4600.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G4600

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 62% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium G4600 - 159 vs 98 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4600 - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

98

62%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

159

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£207.65

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 £207.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

739

29%

Multi-Core

1531

11%

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

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Intel Pentium G4600

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Intel Core i7-12700K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
Intel HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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