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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i5-5250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2501 days newer than Core i5-5250U.
Advantages of Core i5-5250U
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 15 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 5% better in Stray than Core i5-5250U - 188 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5250U - 8 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$159
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack , Blue
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-5250U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-5250U | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 6000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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