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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £37.72 vs £98.97
- Up to 56% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-12100 - £0.2 vs £0.45 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 16% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-2500K - 222 vs 192 FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
192
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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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
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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