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Core i3-3217U vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-3217U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-3217U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3443 days newer than Core i3-3217U.

Advantages of Core i3-3217U

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 17 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 38% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-3217U - 164 vs 119 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3217U - 16 vs 4 threads
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Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

119

73%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

164

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.45/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.61

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 335 minutes ago

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

289

12%

Multi-Core

608

5%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo

Core i3-3217U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jun 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
16
1.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
17 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
18.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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