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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Halo Infinite than Core i3-6100 - 171 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €68.52 vs €239.5
- Up to 69% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-12500 - €0.43 vs €1.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
159
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€68.52
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-6100 I3 6100 3,7 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 51 W CPU Prozessor LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i3-6100
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
€18.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
€15.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,240.3
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70 FPS
€13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€961.66
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44 FPS
€21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€933.23
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70 FPS
€12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.05
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60 FPS
€15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€951.11
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74 FPS
€18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.62
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44 FPS
€20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
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44 FPS
€18.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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44 FPS
€23.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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