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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-11600 - 287 vs 283 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - £69.99 vs £155.5
- Up to 56% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-11600 - £0.24 vs £0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Core i3-12100F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
192 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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