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In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2712 days newer than Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 34% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-4690K - 157 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
1287
52.53061224489796%
Multi-Core
3631
30.792062415196742%
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Core i5-12600K
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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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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104 FPS
$18.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,887.99
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104 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,003.85
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127 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,396.17
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127 FPS
$14.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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90 FPS
$11.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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117 FPS
$30.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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99 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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