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Core i3-6300 vs Core i5-12500

Core i3-6300 vs Core i5-12500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2317 days newer than Core i3-6300.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 51 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i3-6300 - 272 vs 264 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

264

97%

Value, €/FPS

€0.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€74.38

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300

Buy for 74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

272

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1262

54%

Multi-Core

2539

27%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo

Intel Core i3-6300

vs
Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
51 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
38.0x
Multiplier30.0x
Intel HD 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

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