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Core i5-4690K vs Core i3-12100

Core i5-4690K vs Core i3-12100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2773 days newer than Core i5-4690K.

Advantages of Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 57% better in League of Legends than Core i5-4690K - 269 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 60 vs 88 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

171

64%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

269

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€117.64

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 117.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 371 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

1306

60%

Multi-Core

3665

54%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2162

100%

Multi-Core

6822

100%

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo

Core i5-4690K

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

Jun 2nd, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
88 WTDP
60 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier33.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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