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Pentium 3556U vs Core i5-12600K

Pentium 3556U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2986 days newer than Pentium 3556U.

Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 347% better in Immortals of Aveum than Pentium 3556U - 85 vs 19 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 16 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.
Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 3556U Logo
Pentium 3556U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

19

22%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

85

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 3556U Logo
Pentium 3556U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 3556U Logo
Pentium 3556U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

313

13%

Multi-Core

516

4%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Pentium 3556U

vs

Intel Core i5-12600K

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
17.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i5-12600K

Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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