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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium G4600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1827 days newer than Pentium G4600.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4600
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G4600 - 241 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
241
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G4600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G4600 or Core i5-12500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
57 FPS
$12.89/FPS
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Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12500
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Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
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$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$14.74/FPS
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Core i5-12500
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57 FPS
$16.23/FPS
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Core i5-12500
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