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£226.68
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AvailabilityMSRP $294
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AvailabilityMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-12100F - 185 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - £70.97 vs £226.68
- Up to 68% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-14600KF - £0.39 vs £1.23 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
185
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
32%
Price, £
£226.68
31%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
180
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £70.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14600KF | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-14600KF or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
2 FPS
£599.52/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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24 FPS
£38.96/FPS
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77 FPS
£16.49/FPS
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