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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1092 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-9600KF - 121 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - €118.0 vs €258.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-9600KF - €0.98 vs €2.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
121
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/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 i5-9600KF processore 3,7 GHz Scatola 9 MB Cache intelligente
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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