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In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-9500 - 238 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $61.14 vs $75.33
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
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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 i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
65.97752808988764%
Multi-Core
4990
66.91699074694918%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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