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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2986 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 27% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium 3556U - 244 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 16 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$173.99
100%
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
Badass
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i5-12600K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
116 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$11.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,221.99
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104 FPS
$18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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104 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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97 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,682.23
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140 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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116 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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