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£70
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AvailabilityMSRP $264
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MSRP $264
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £70.00 vs £169.39
- Up to 54% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-12600KF - £0.48 vs £1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-12100F - 161 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
147
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 529 minutes ago
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
161
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
46%
Price, £
£169.39
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £169.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 529 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
3 FPS
£399.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,199.03
In Stock
15 FPS
£62.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
In Stock
46 FPS
£27.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
In Stock
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