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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Fortnite than Pentium Gold G6405 - 240 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $88.2 vs $177.2
- Up to 46% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-12600K - $0.4 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
218
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.2
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium Gold G6405
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
110 FPS
$10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$14.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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132 FPS
$5.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$725.22
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118 FPS
$15.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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118 FPS
$10.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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132 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$930.24
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160 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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140 FPS
$25.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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110 FPS
$12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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96 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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