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CA$79.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Core i5-6500
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - CA$79.99 vs CA$159.00
- Up to 46% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i3-12100 - CA$0.36 vs CA$0.67 per FPS
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 7% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-6500 - 237 vs 222 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
222
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$79.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
Buy for CA$79.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.67/FPS
54%
Price, CA$
CA$159
50%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack , Blue
Buy for CA$159 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500 | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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