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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 and the cheaper Core i3-12100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-12100 - 294 vs 291 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £95.0 vs £179.62
- Up to 46% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12500 - £0.33 vs £0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 60 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i3-12100
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
163 FPS
£6.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£992.13
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163 FPS
£6.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
In Stock
142 FPS
£5.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£790.09
In Stock
105 FPS
£5.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£594.87
In Stock
163 FPS
£5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
105 FPS
£10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,112.16
In Stock
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