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Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-12600K

Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Athlon 200GE

3.2 GHz | 2-core

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics

Buy for $68.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 425 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 426 minutes ago

Athlon 200GE

3.2 GHz | 2-core

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics

Buy for $68.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 425 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 426 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1155 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.

Advantages of Athlon 200GE

  • Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $68.14 vs $173.00
  • Up to 56% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-12600K - $0.24 vs $0.54 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 14% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Athlon 200GE - 321 vs 282 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 16 vs 4 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo
Athlon 200GE

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018


FPS

282

88%

Value, $/FPS

$0.24/FPS

100%

Price, $

$68.14

100%

Value Winner

AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics

Buy for $68.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 425 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

321

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.54/FPS

44%

Price, $

$173

39%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 426 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo
Athlon 200GE

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo
Athlon 200GE

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018


Single-Core

889

36%

Multi-Core

1857

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Athlon 200GE Logo

Athlon 200GE

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 6th, 2018
Nov 4th, 2021
AthlonCore i5
Raven RidgeAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
10
4
16
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
35 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
32.0x
37.0x
Radeon Vega 3UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Athlon 200GE or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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