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Core i5-12600 vs Core i3-2120

Core i5-12600 vs Core i3-2120: 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 304.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 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 304.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3992 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 7% better in Stray than Core i3-2120 - 189 vs 176 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €99.0 vs €304.58
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€304.58

32%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 304.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

176

93.12169312169311%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€99

100%

Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 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 i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

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 i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

21.130324757486292%

Multi-Core

1035

10.647052772348523%

Intel Core i5-12600

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
33.0xMultiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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