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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 17% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-7600K - 173 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - £92.48 vs £113.74
- Up to 31% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i5-7600K - £0.53 vs £0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 60 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
148
85.54913294797689%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
68.83116883116884%
Price, £
£113.74
81%
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz QuadCore 6 MB Cache CPU - Black
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£92.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £92.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1575 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
70.12563983248022%
Multi-Core
4226
61.451214192234985%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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