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Core i3-6100 vs Core i5-12600K

Core i3-6100 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2256 days newer than Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Core i3-6100

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-6100 - 229 vs 215 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

215

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.6/FPS

100%

Price, €

€129.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Tray Core i3 Processore i3-6100, Argento

Buy for 129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8519 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

229

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1194

49%

Multi-Core

2336

20%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo

Core i3-6100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 1st, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i5
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
10
4
16
3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
51 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
37.0x37.0x
Intel HD 530UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-6100 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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