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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8600K

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-8600K - 272 vs 267 FPS
  • Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $83.62 vs $125.0
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

272

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

267

98.16176470588235%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$125

66%

Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73853 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

69.48314606741573%

Multi-Core

5597

75.0569934289929%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
58 W
TDP95 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-8600K

Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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