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Core i5-9600K vs Core i3-12100

Core i5-9600K vs Core i3-12100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1173 days newer than Core i5-9600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Core i5-9600K - 866 vs 811 FPS
  • Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 60 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

811

93.64896073903002%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€209.12

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Prozessor (9M Cache, bis zu 4,60 GHz), schwarz

Buy for 209.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74004 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

866

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1712

79.6649604467194%

Multi-Core

6468

94.05263923222336%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Intel Core i5-9600K

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Intel Core i3-12100

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
60 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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