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Core i3-10320 vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-10320 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-10320 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 553 days newer than Core i3-10320.

Advantages of Core i3-10320

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-10320 - 268 vs 240 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10320 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i3-10320 Logo
Core i3-10320

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

240

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

268

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.89/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i3-10320 Logo
Core i3-10320

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10320 Logo
Core i3-10320

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1539

63%

Multi-Core

4626

39%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-10320 Logo

Core i3-10320

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
38.0x
Multiplier37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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