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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-7600K - 143 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - £98.97 vs £151.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-7600K - £0.69 vs £1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 60 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
143
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 91 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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