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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-6500 - 261 vs 228 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
52.898876404494374%
Multi-Core
3217
43.14067319297305%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i3-12100F
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
166 FPS
£7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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113 FPS
£8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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