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Core i5-12500 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-12500 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 21 days older than Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 0% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-12100F - 254 vs 253 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

254

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€210

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

253

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

96%

Multi-Core

7457

82%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Core i5-12500

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP
58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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