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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1441 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than Core i5-8600 - 159 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $56.14 vs $96.68
- Up to 45% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-8600 - $0.39 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€62.32
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.
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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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