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Core i5-9600 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-9600 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel 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 67.86 on Amazon

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Updated 76660 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76661 minutes ago

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Intel 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 67.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76660 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9600 - 177 vs 163 FPS
  • Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $61.14 vs $116.99
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

163

92.09039548022598%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€129.86

52%

Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76661 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

177

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€67.86

100%

FPS 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 67.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76660 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1462

65.70786516853933%

Multi-Core

4944

66.30012069196728%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo

Intel Core i5-9600

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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