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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4770S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3077 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $104.0 vs $149.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 247% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-4770S - 66 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 59% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-4770S - $2.26 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770S - 16 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
19
28.78787878787879%
Value, $/FPS
$5.47/FPS
41.3162705667276%
Price, $
$104
100%
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
66
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149
69%
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
High
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Single-Core
1149
46.89795918367347%
Multi-Core
3579
30.3510854816825%
Intel Core i7-4770S | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4770S or Core i5-12600K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
19 FPS
$84.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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15 FPS
$116.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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15 FPS
$126.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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15 FPS
$80/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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28 FPS
$60.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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12 FPS
$112.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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27 FPS
$66.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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