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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $94.98 vs $165.86
- Up to 43% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-11600KF - $0.33 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-11600KF
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
106 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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120 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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120 FPS
$11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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70 FPS
$13.01/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.6
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120 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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