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Core i3-2125 vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-2125 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $134

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-2125 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3714 days newer than Core i3-2125.

Advantages of Core i3-2125

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 56% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-2125 - 694 vs 445 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2125 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

445

64%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

694

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.34/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 102 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

463

19%

Multi-Core

956

8%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo

Core i3-2125

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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