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Core i3-2100T vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-2100T vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-2100T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3910 days newer than Core i3-2100T.

Advantages of Core i3-2100T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 61% better in Rust than Core i3-2100T - 244 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100T - 16 vs 4 threads
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-2100T Logo
Core i3-2100T

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

152

62%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

244

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.98/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 280 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-2100T Logo
Core i3-2100T

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2100T Logo
Core i3-2100T

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

415

17%

Multi-Core

874

7%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-2100T Logo

Core i3-2100T

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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