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£194.55
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MSRP $134
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-13100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-13100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 426 days older than the cheaper Core i3-13100.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-13100 - 275 vs 267 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-13100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-13100
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £105.97 vs £194.55
- Up to 44% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i5-12600K - £0.40 vs £0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 60 vs 125 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
275
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
56%
Price, £
£194.55
54%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
Buy for £194.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 258 minutes ago
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
267
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£105.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
Buy for £105.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 258 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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