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Prices and StockMSRP $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Core i5-10500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-10500 - 177 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £70.00 vs £176.89
- Up to 63% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-10500 - £0.40 vs £1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-10500 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
50 FPS
£23.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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67 FPS
£13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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