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Core i5-12600K vs Core i3-8350K

Core i5-12600K vs Core i3-8350K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $289

Availability

MSRP in USD: $168

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-8350K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1491 days newer than Core i3-8350K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i3-8350K - 239 vs 211 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8350K - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8350K

  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 91 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

239

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.85/FPS

100%

Price, £

£202.05

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £202.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11223 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

211

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1474

60%

Multi-Core

4238

35%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

vs
Intel Core i3-8350K Logo

Intel Core i3-8350K

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
91 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0xMultiplier
40.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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