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Core i5-12600 vs Core i3-10100

Core i5-12600 vs Core i3-10100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 303.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Micro Intel Core I3-10100 3.60/4.3GHZ LGA1200 10ºGEN, IN-SCE-BX8070110100, Cranberry

Buy for 106.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 303.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Micro Intel Core I3-10100 3.60/4.3GHZ LGA1200 10ºGEN, IN-SCE-BX8070110100, Cranberry

Buy for 106.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 13% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-10100 - 128 vs 113 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100

  • Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €106.93 vs €303.99
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€303.99

35%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 303.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

113

88.28125%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€106.93

100%

Micro Intel Core I3-10100 3.60/4.3GHZ LGA1200 10ºGEN, IN-SCE-BX8070110100, Cranberry

Buy for 106.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

100%

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1426

60.14339940953184%

Multi-Core

4215

43.35973665260776%

Intel Core i5-12600

vs

Intel Core i3-10100

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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