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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4670 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4670 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3159 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4670.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4670
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $60.0 vs $275.6
- Up to 75% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600 - $0.35 vs $1.39 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 16% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-4670 - 198 vs 170 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4670 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4670 - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4670
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
170
85.85858585858585%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Core i5 i5-4670 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150
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Updated 3156 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
25.179856115107913%
Price, $
$275.6
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $275.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3164 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4670
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4670
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Single-Core
1172
49.43061999156474%
Multi-Core
3228
33.20646024071598%
Intel Core i5-4670 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4670 or Core i5-12600
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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