Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1441 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Core i5-8600 - 215 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £81.97 vs £191.18
- Up to 60% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-8600 - £0.38 vs £0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
215
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£81.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £81.97 on Amazon
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Buy for £191.18 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |