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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-7100 - 132 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €128.17 vs €273.9
- Up to 48% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-12600 - €1.07 vs €2.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
120
90%
Value, €/FPS
€1.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€128.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100, 2X 3.90GHz, Tray
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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