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£259.95
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 21 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i3-12100 - 183 vs 179 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 64% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £92.48 vs £259.95
- Up to 63% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-12600 - £0.52 vs £1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 60 vs 65 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
183
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.42/FPS
36.61971830985916%
Price, £
£259.95
35%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £259.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
179
97.81420765027322%
Value, £/FPS
£0.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£92.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £92.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 183 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2149
90.63686208350907%
Multi-Core
6877
70.74375064293797%
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 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 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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