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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3992 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £16.39 vs £259.95
- Up to 93% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12600 - £0.06 vs £0.88 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 15% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-2120 - 295 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
256
86.77966101694915%
Value, £/FPS
£0.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£16.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-2120 I3 2120 3.3 GHz Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 65W LGA 1155
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Updated 49 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
295
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
6.8181818181818175%
Price, £
£259.95
6%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £259.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 49 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
21.130324757486292%
Multi-Core
1035
10.647052772348523%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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