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Pentium G860 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium G860 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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 £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

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 £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G860 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3714 days newer than Pentium G860.

Advantages of Pentium G860

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 6800% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G860 - 69 vs 1 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G860 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

1

1%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

69

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.02/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.69

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 £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

440

17%

Multi-Core

726

5%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium G860 Logo

Pentium G860

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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