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Core i5-6600T vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-6600T vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

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Updated 333 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 333 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than Core i5-6600T.

Advantages of Core i5-6600T

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 18% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6600T - 122 vs 103 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 8 vs 4 threads
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

103

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

122

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 333 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo
Core i5-6600T

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1181

53%

Multi-Core

3223

43%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-6600T Logo

Core i5-6600T

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Jul 2nd, 2015
Jan 25th, 2022
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SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
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35 W
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14 nm
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UHD Graphics 530
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PCs Using Core i5-6600T or Core i3-12100F

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