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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i5-5257U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2501 days newer than Core i5-5257U.
Advantages of Core i5-5257U
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 28 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 58% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-5257U - 131 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5257U - 8 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
131
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 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 High
Core i5-5257U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-5257U | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
28 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel Iris 6100 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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