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Prices and StockMSRP $289
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MSRP $289
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1160 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Core i3-9100T
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $89.19 vs $155.86
- Up to 32% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-12600K - $0.81 vs $1.20 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 18% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-9100T - 130 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 16 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
110
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€89.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 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
High
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-9100T or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
63 FPS
€22.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
€30.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,711.7
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56 FPS
€19.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,081.07
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78 FPS
€19.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,515.52
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78 FPS
€20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,621.61
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68 FPS
€47.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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52 FPS
€23.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,216.21
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