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Pentium G4620 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium G4620 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Pentium G4620

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G4620 Logo
Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz 3MB Kaby Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $149.99 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
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 $207 on Amazon

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Updated 6 minutes ago

Pentium G4620

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G4620 Logo
Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz 3MB Kaby Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $149.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
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 $207 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4620 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4620 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4620.

Advantages of Pentium G4620

  • Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $149.99 vs $207.00
  • Up to 19% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-12700K - $0.50 vs $0.62 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G4620 - 334 vs 301 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4620 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

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Game Graphics

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Intel Pentium G4620 Logo
Pentium G4620

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

301

90%

Value, $/FPS

$0.5/FPS

100%

Price, $

$149.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz 3MB Kaby Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $149.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

334

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.62/FPS

81%

Price, $

$207

72%

FPS 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 $207 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

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Game Graphics

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Intel Pentium G4620 Logo
Pentium G4620

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G4620 Logo
Pentium G4620

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

757

30%

Multi-Core

1599

12%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium G4620 Logo

Pentium G4620

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
Intel HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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