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Core i5-480M vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-480M vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $97

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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-480M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4034 days newer than Core i5-480M.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-480M

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

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 15% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-480M - 292 vs 253 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-480M - 8 vs 4 threads
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-480M Logo
Core i5-480M

Mobile • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

253

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

292

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-480M Logo
Core i5-480M

Mobile • Jan 9th, 2011

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-480M Logo
Core i5-480M

Mobile • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

368

17%

Multi-Core

701

9%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-480M Logo

Intel Core i5-480M

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
ArrandaleCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G1SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
35 W
TDP58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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