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Pentium G860 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium G860 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $224.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 36 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $224.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 36 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G860 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3714 days newer than Pentium G860.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G860

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 71% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G860 - 238 vs 139 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G860 - 20 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Dirt 5.
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

139

58%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

238

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.95/FPS

100%

Price, $

$224.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $224.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 36 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

440

17%

Multi-Core

726

5%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

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Intel Pentium G860

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Intel Core i7-12700K

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Pentium G860 or Core i7-12700K

Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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