Core i3-12100 vs Core i5-14600KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $122

Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue

Prices and Stock
MSRP $294

Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.

Advantages of Core i3-12100

Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $113.99 vs $219.98
Up to 47% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-14600KF - $0.39 vs $0.73 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-14600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-14600KF

Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-12100 - 300 vs 292 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 20 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Apex Legends.

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

292

97%

Value, $/FPS

$0.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$113.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue

Buy for $113.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 433 minutes ago

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

300

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.73/FPS

53%

Price, $

$219.98

51%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Buy for $219.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 432 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

High

752

FPS

822

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

173

FPS

190

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

269

FPS

349

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

214

FPS

221

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Maximum

207

FPS

228

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2162

78%

Multi-Core

6822

43%

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2773

100%

Multi-Core

15748

100%

Core i3-12100	vs	Core i5-14600KF
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	14
8	Threads	20
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
60 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
UHD Graphics 730	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes