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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 Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 18% better in Borderlands 3 than Athlon 200GE - 244 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $69.99 vs $177.89
- Up to 53% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-12600K - $0.34 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
46%
Price, $
$177.89
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
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Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
206
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Athlon 200GE
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
116 FPS
$6.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$725.22
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116 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$957.6
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104 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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97 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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104 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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104 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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142 FPS
$11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,665.02
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124 FPS
$29.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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97 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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85 FPS
$10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$854.67
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