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Core i3-12100 vs Core i5-10600

Core i3-12100 vs Core i5-10600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for 114.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600, processore per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for 114.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600, processore per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-10600 - 169 vs 163 FPS
  • Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - €114.07 vs €185.0
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600 - 60 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Halo Infinite.
Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

169

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€114.07

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 114.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

163

96.44970414201184%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€185

61%

Intel® Core™ i5-10600, processore per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 172 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1579

73.47603536528618%

Multi-Core

6175

89.79206049149339%

Intel Core i3-12100

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Intel Core i5-10600

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
60 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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