Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-12600KF - How Many FPS France

Prices and Stock
MSRP $138

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $264

Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1359 days newer than Core i3-8300.

Advantages of Core i3-8300

Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 62 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i3-8300 - 193 vs 190 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

FPS

190

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.67/FPS

100%

Price, €

€130.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

127

FPS

155

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

151

FPS

311

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

206

FPS

228

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

764

FPS

911

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

180

FPS

217

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Single-Core

1301

53%

Multi-Core

3825

32%

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Core i3-8300	vs	Core i5-12600KF
Feb 14th, 2018	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3	Collection	Core i5
Coffee Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	10
4	Threads	16
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
62 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes