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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 4013 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 22% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2500 - 194 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €118.0 vs €288.88
- Up to 66% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2500 - €0.61 vs €1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€118
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Intel Core i5-2500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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