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Pentium G4600 vs Core i5-12600KF

Pentium G4600 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium G4600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1766 days newer than Pentium G4600.

Advantages of Pentium G4600

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 51 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 20% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium G4600 - 390 vs 326 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4600 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

326

84%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

390

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.43/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo
Pentium G4600

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

739

30%

Multi-Core

1531

13%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Pentium G4600 Logo

Pentium G4600

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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