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Core i3-4000M vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i3-4000M vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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 8514 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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 8514 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i3-4000M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2983 days newer than Core i3-4000M.

Advantages of Core i3-4000M

  • Consumes up to 70% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 37 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-4000M - 257 vs 233 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4000M - 16 vs 4 threads
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This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-4000M Logo
Core i3-4000M

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2013


FPS

233

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

257

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.66/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value 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 8514 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-4000M Logo
Core i3-4000M

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2013

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4000M Logo
Core i3-4000M

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2013


Single-Core

709

29%

Multi-Core

1427

12%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i3-4000M Logo

Core i3-4000M

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Sep 4th, 2013
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i5
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel Socket G3Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
10
4
16
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
37 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
24.0x
37.0x
Intel HD 4600
None
No
Yes

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