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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 Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 73% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium 3556U - 195 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.51
100%
FPS and Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 15 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 17.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium 3556U
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
$5.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$682.56
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119 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$957.6
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107 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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107 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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107 FPS
$17.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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142 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,648.03
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126 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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100 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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87 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$854.67
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