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Core i5-8600T vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-8600T vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-8600T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than Core i5-8600T.

Advantages of Core i5-8600T

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 10% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8600T - 181 vs 165 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600T - 8 vs 6 threads
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

165

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

181

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1259

57%

Multi-Core

4662

63%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo

Core i5-8600T

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
35 W
TDP58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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