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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 143% better in Diablo IV than Pentium Gold G5400 - 297 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Diablo IV than Pentium Gold G5400 - $0.62 vs $0.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $91.95 vs $183.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
297
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$183
50%
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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Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium Gold G5400
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,648.03
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95 FPS
$12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,179.99
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105 FPS
$11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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122 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$682.56
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105 FPS
$16.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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122 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$893.76
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105 FPS
$17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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157 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$968.75
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95 FPS
$14.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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133 FPS
$27.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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