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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium G4600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1827 days newer than Pentium G4600.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4600
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G4600 - 169 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G4600 or Core i5-12400F
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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49 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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74 FPS
$12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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49 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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69 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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69 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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49 FPS
$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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61 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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37 FPS
$20.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769.99
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82 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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