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Core i3-8100T vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i3-8100T vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77836 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1312 days newer than Core i3-8100T.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 17% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-8100T - 245 vs 210 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

210

85.71428571428571%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

245

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£173.49

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £173.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77836 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

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Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1073

43.40614886731392%

Multi-Core

3027

25.149551345962113%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo

Intel Core i3-8100T

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Intel Core i5-12600KF

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-8100T or Core i5-12600KF

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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